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unwarranted
adjective
1 unwarranted
Incapable of being justified or explained.
synonyms: indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable, unwarrantable.
Roget 964:
illegal
[contrary to law],
unlawful,
illegitimate;
not allowed,
prohibited
etc.
761;
illicit,
contraband;
actionable.
unwarranted,
unwarrantable;
unauthorized;
informal,
unofficial;
injudicial†,
extrajudicial.
lawless,
arbitrary;
despotic,
despotical†;
corrupt,
summary,
irresponsible;
unanswerable,
unaccountable.
[of invalid or expired law]
expired,
invalid;
unchartered,
unconstitutional;
null and void;
a dead letter.
[in absence of law]
lawless,
unregulated
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2 unwarranted
Without a basis in reason or fact:
— Unwarranted jealousy.
synonyms: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, wild.
Roget 477:
intuitive,
instinctive,
impulsive;
independent of reason,
anterior to reason;
gratuitous,
hazarded;
unconnected.
unreasonable,
illogical,
false,
unsound,
invalid;
unwarranted,
not following;
inconsequent,
inconsequential;
inconsistent;
absonous†,
absonant†;
unscientific;
untenable,
inconclusive,
incorrect;
fallacious,
fallible;
groundless,
unproved;
non sequitur [Lat.],
it does not follow.
deceptive,
sophistical,
jesuitical;
illusive,
illusory;
specious,
hollow,
plausible,
ad captandum [Lat.],
evasive;
irrelevant
etc.
10.
weak,
feeble,
poor,
flimsy,
loose,
vague.
irrational;
nonsensical
etc.
(absurd)
497.
foolish
etc.
(imbecile)
499;
frivolous,
pettifogging,
quibbling;
finespun†,
overrefined†.
at the end of one's tether,
au bout de son latin.
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Polish: bezzasadny, bezpodstawny, nieuzasadniony, niezasadny
3 unwarranted
Lacking justification or authorization:
— Unwarranted limitations of personal freedom.
synonyms: undue, unjustified.
Roget 925:
undue;
unlawful
etc.
(illegal)
964;
unconstitutional;
illicit;
unauthorized,
unwarranted,
disallowed,
unallowed†,
unsanctioned,
unjustified;
unentitled†,
disentitled,
unqualified,
disqualified;
unprivileged,
unchartered.
illegitimate,
bastard,
spurious,
supposititious,
false;
usurped.
tortious [Law].
undeserved,
unmerited,
unearned;
unfulfilled.
forfeited,
disfranchised.
improper;
unmeet,
unfit,
unbefitting,
unseemly;
unbecoming,
misbecoming†;
seemless†;
contra bonos mores [Lat.];
not the thing,
out of the question,
not to be thought of;
preposterous,
pretentious,
would-be.
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Moby thesaurus: actionable, against the law, anarchic, anarchistic, anomic, apocryphal, baseless, black-market, bootleg, bottomless, chargeable, contraband, contrary to law, criminal, cutthroat, empty, exacting, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, felonious, flawed, gouging, gratuitous, grossly overpriced, groundless, idle, ill-founded, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, immoderate, impermissible, improper, indefensible, inexcusable, inflationary, inordinate, intemperate, irregular, justiciable, lawless, nonconstitutional, nonlegal, nonlicit, nonmeritorious, nonofficial, not coming, not outstanding, out of bounds, out of sight, outlaw, outlawed, outrageous, overpriced, preposterous, prohibitive, punishable, skyrocketing, spiraling, triable, unallowed, unasked, unattested, unauthentic, unauthenticated, unauthoritative, unauthorized, unbased, uncalled-for, uncertified, unchecked, unconfirmed, unconscionable, unconstitutional, uncorroborated, undemonstrated, under-the-counter, under-the-table, undeserved, undeserving, undue, unearned, unentitled, unfair, unfounded, ungrounded, unjust, unjustifiable, unjustified, unlawful, unmerited, unmeriting, unnecessary, unofficial, unowed, unowing, unproved, unreasonable, unrestrained, unstatutory, unsupportable, unsupported, unsustainable, unsustained, untempered, untenable, unvalidated, unverified, unwarrantable, unworthy, usurious, vain, without basis, without foundation, wrongful ... show more.
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