Unsound
adjective
Not safe or reliable.
The building was considered unsound and was demolished.
Often appears as...
- unsound structure
- unsound building
adjective
Not based on sensible judgment.
That's an unsound argument.
Often appears as...
- unsound reasoning
- unsound argument
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not in good health.
The horse was deemed unsound and could not race.
Often appears as...
- unsound horse
- unsound animal
adjective
Not safe or reliable.
The building was considered unsound and was demolished.
Often appears as...
- unsound structure
- unsound building
adjective
Not based on sensible judgment.
That's an unsound argument.
Often appears as...
- unsound reasoning
- unsound argument
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not in good health.
The horse was deemed unsound and could not race.
Often appears as...
- unsound horse
- unsound animal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Safety
Use 'unsound' to describe things that could collapse or break, posing danger.
Walking on the unsound ice is risky.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid for People
'Unsound' is rarely used for people unless discussing their plans or ideas.
He has unsound plans for the business.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Concern
Describing something as 'unsound' implies a serious issue, not just a small defect.
They condemned the unsound structure after the earthquake.
Compare with
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What is Selective...
Someone can get hurt. Even worse, someone can get killed. - So what's my actual job here? - Your actual job is you're going to be the working foreman. Parker University is a local university here in Dallas. They got destroyed by a tornado about a year ago. We've been hired to go in there, remove portions of the building that are structurally unsound.
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What happens when a...
that the building might be structurally unsound from the weight of all that paper. Yeah. Paper has some downsides. Here's a pop If your last name starts with H or higher, H or higher, would you raise your hand? Wow.
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What is Selective...
Someone can get hurt. Even worse, someone can get killed. - So what's my actual job here? - Your actual job is you're going to be the working foreman. Parker University is a local university here in Dallas. They got destroyed by a tornado about a year ago. We've been hired to go in there, remove portions of the building that are structurally unsound.
Video examples
What happens when a...
that the building might be structurally unsound from the weight of all that paper. Yeah. Paper has some downsides. Here's a pop If your last name starts with H or higher, H or higher, would you raise your hand? Wow.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Alex Campbell
Canadian Politician
My friends all regarded me as a man of unsound mind because I held the view that my wife was with me in spirit always. I have lived with her spirit guiding me every day and she is with me now as I write this letter, and helps me to do as I am now doing.
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Nirmalya Kumar
Educator
Chinese brands will face many obstacles when marketing to Western consumers. Beyond the associations with poor quality and unsound environmental practices, they generally do not have the marketing capabilities or budgets to build powerful global brands.
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Ron DeSantis
American Politician
I think the federal flood insurance program is actuarially unsound and renders private insurance not viable, thereby needing an overhaul going forward.
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Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.
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Gene Tierney
American Actress
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.
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Joe Bonamassa
American Musician
Doing the acoustic at Carnegie is basically advised because electric music tends to get, let's just say, acoustically unsound.
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Jon Kyl
American Politician
The death tax is unfair, inefficient, economically unsound and, frankly, immoral.
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Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
A bumblebee can't fly. He's aerodynamically unsound. But he doesn't know that.
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Wilhelm Steinitz
American Celebrity
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.
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Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
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Alex Campbell
Canadian Politician
My friends all regarded me as a man of unsound mind because I held the view that my wife was with me in spirit always. I have lived with her spirit guiding me every day and she is with me now as I write this letter, and helps me to do as I am now doing.
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Nirmalya Kumar
Educator
Chinese brands will face many obstacles when marketing to Western consumers. Beyond the associations with poor quality and unsound environmental practices, they generally do not have the marketing capabilities or budgets to build powerful global brands.
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Ron DeSantis
American Politician
I think the federal flood insurance program is actuarially unsound and renders private insurance not viable, thereby needing an overhaul going forward.
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Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading.
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Gene Tierney
American Actress
The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings.
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Joe Bonamassa
American Musician
Doing the acoustic at Carnegie is basically advised because electric music tends to get, let's just say, acoustically unsound.
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Jon Kyl
American Politician
The death tax is unfair, inefficient, economically unsound and, frankly, immoral.
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Melvin Van Peebles
American Actor
A bumblebee can't fly. He's aerodynamically unsound. But he doesn't know that.
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Wilhelm Steinitz
American Celebrity
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.
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Walter Annenberg
American Businessman
Too much work, too much vacation, too much of any one thing is unsound.
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