Unsubstantiated
adjective
Not supported by evidence or proof.
The claims are unsubstantiated and lack factual support.
Often appears as...
- unsubstantiated claim
- unsubstantiated report
adjective
Not established as valid or genuine.
His philosophy is based on many unsubstantiated opinions.
Often appears as...
- unsubstantiated theory
- unsubstantiated evidence
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Not supported by evidence or proof.
The claims are unsubstantiated and lack factual support.
Often appears as...
- unsubstantiated claim
- unsubstantiated report
adjective
Not established as valid or genuine.
His philosophy is based on many unsubstantiated opinions.
Often appears as...
- unsubstantiated theory
- unsubstantiated evidence
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence Needed
Use 'unsubstantiated' to indicate that a statement lacks proof or evidence.
Without proper evidence, your accusations remain unsubstantiated.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Credibility
'Unsubstantiated' can imply skepticism about the credibility of a claim.
The article was dismissed as it contained several unsubstantiated claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formal Proof
In scientific and legal contexts, avoid making unsubstantiated statements to maintain credibility.
The researcher's unsubstantiated hypothesis was not well-received.
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence Needed
Use 'unsubstantiated' to indicate that a statement lacks proof or evidence.
Without proper evidence, your accusations remain unsubstantiated.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Credibility
'Unsubstantiated' can imply skepticism about the credibility of a claim.
The article was dismissed as it contained several unsubstantiated claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formal Proof
In scientific and legal contexts, avoid making unsubstantiated statements to maintain credibility.
The researcher's unsubstantiated hypothesis was not well-received.
Pro Tip 1/3Evidence Needed
Use 'unsubstantiated' to indicate that a statement lacks proof or evidence.
Without proper evidence, your accusations remain unsubstantiated.
Pro Tip 2/3Question Credibility
'Unsubstantiated' can imply skepticism about the credibility of a claim.
The article was dismissed as it contained several unsubstantiated claims.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid in Formal Proof
In scientific and legal contexts, avoid making unsubstantiated statements to maintain credibility.
The researcher's unsubstantiated hypothesis was not well-received.
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Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
and enriches dramatically the possibilities for finding common ground. Ideology, zealotry, unsubstantiated opinions simply won't do. This is a political education, to be sure.
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Robert Wood: Robotic...
I'm going to start off with a bold and probably unsubstantiated claim which is that robotics is the next internet. What I mean by that is it's the next big thing
Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
and enriches dramatically the possibilities for finding common ground. Ideology, zealotry, unsubstantiated opinions simply won't do. This is a political education, to be sure.
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
I'm going to start off with a bold and probably unsubstantiated claim which is that robotics is the next internet. What I mean by that is it's the next big thing
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Will Hurd
American Politician
Professionals refer to the stages of the intelligence cycle as collection, processing, analyzing and sharing information. In most cases, the implications and significance of raw pieces of information found in classified materials are reviewed and vetted to keep sensationalized and unsubstantiated accounts from being deemed credible.
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Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Rather than making loose and unsubstantiated claims that Obama and Clinton created ISIS, it would behoove Trump if he advanced some real policy ideas about how to solve the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars. Of course, to do that he would have to get beyond the inflammatory slogans and sound bites that have characterized his campaign.
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Burt Rutan
American Scientist
Tragically, policymakers have thrown horrendous amounts of taxpayer money needed for other purposes at solving an unsubstantiated emergency. It is scandalous that so many climate scientists who fully knew that Al Gore had no basis for his irresponsible claims stood mute.
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Harry Kroto
English Scientist
It really does not matter whether one believes a mystical entity created the universe 5,000 or 10,000 million years ago - both are equally irrational, unsubstantiated claims of no fundamental validity.
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Richard King
American Director
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.
Quote examples
Will Hurd
American Politician
Professionals refer to the stages of the intelligence cycle as collection, processing, analyzing and sharing information. In most cases, the implications and significance of raw pieces of information found in classified materials are reviewed and vetted to keep sensationalized and unsubstantiated accounts from being deemed credible.
Quote examples
Peter Bergen
American Journalist
Rather than making loose and unsubstantiated claims that Obama and Clinton created ISIS, it would behoove Trump if he advanced some real policy ideas about how to solve the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars. Of course, to do that he would have to get beyond the inflammatory slogans and sound bites that have characterized his campaign.
Quote examples
Burt Rutan
American Scientist
Tragically, policymakers have thrown horrendous amounts of taxpayer money needed for other purposes at solving an unsubstantiated emergency. It is scandalous that so many climate scientists who fully knew that Al Gore had no basis for his irresponsible claims stood mute.
Quote examples
Harry Kroto
English Scientist
It really does not matter whether one believes a mystical entity created the universe 5,000 or 10,000 million years ago - both are equally irrational, unsubstantiated claims of no fundamental validity.
Quote examples
Richard King
American Director
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.
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