uncorroborated

/ ˌʌnkəˈrɒbəˌreɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of evidence, a statement, etc) lacking confirmation or evidence

Example Sentences

Glossip has spent the past 27 years in prison awaiting execution, convicted of murdering his boss at the Best Budget Inn in Oklahoma City based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of his co-defendant Justin Sneed, who testified as part of his own plea deal to avoid the death penalty.

From Slate

Scott Boras, the sports mega-agent who sought to represent Ohtani before the player signed with CAA, said once Ohtani’s representatives knew that Mizhuara had admitted to gambling illegally, he should not have been the source of any story about Ohtani, let alone a negative one that was uncorroborated.

From Los Angeles Times

That is so even if the jury discounts the few parts of the testimony from Michael Cohen that were uncorroborated, including his one-on-one conversations with Trump tying him to the crimes.

From Slate

He said he helped orchestrate hush-money deals related to supposed sexual encounters, and an uncorroborated story about an out-of-wedlock child.

From Seattle Times

Elwyn said in a statement that there was “no determination of liability” against the organization and called the allegations “speculative and uncorroborated.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• flimsy
• gratuitous
• groundless
• unfounded
• unjustifiable
• unjustified
• unsubstantiated
• unsupported
• untenable
• unwarranted