unsubstantiated

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Etymology 1

From un- +‎ substantiated.

Adjective

unsubstantiated (comparative more unsubstantiated, superlative most unsubstantiated)

1. Lacking substantiation; without evidence.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:baseless

   • 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 487:

     Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.

Collocations

Adjectives often used with "unsubstantiated"

claim, allegation, rumor, accusation, report, charge, assumption, gossip, story, statement

Translations

lacking substantiation

• Bulgarian: непотвърден (nepotvǎrden), необоснован (bg) (neobosnovan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 未经证实的

• Czech: nepodložený (cs)
• German: unbewiesen, unbegründet (de)
• Greek: αβάσιμος (el) m (avásimos)
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• Russian: бездоказа́тельный (ru) m (bezdokazátelʹnyj), необосно́ванный (ru) m (neobosnóvannyj)
• Swedish: obefogad (sv)

Etymology 2

From unsubstantiate +‎ -ed.

Verb

unsubstantiated

1. simple past and past participle of unsubstantiate

Further reading

• “unsubstantiated”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “unsubstantiated”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “unsubstantiated”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries