unsubstantiated

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adjective

not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations.
being without form or substance.

Origin of unsubstantiated

First recorded in 1765–75; un-¹ + substantiate + -ed²

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Examples from the Web for unsubstantiated

Contemporary Examples

One commenter wrote that this unsubstantiated rumor clearly meant that “Rihanna had what was coming to her.”
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This in no way changes the fact that Bryan Singer is innocent of these unsubstantiated lies.
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This is just the latest example of contradictory and unsubstantiated information from unnamed sources leaking from Kuala Lumpur.
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“Whispers” in this case, means “unsubstantiated and probably made up rumors.”
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An unsubstantiated survey reports that 15.1 million of them are still shocked that Jeff Daniels won.
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September 23, 2013

Historical Examples

As yet he could not reveal his unsubstantiated information to another.
The Roof Tree
Charles Neville Buck
He conscientiously avoids the vague, the doubtful, the unsubstantiated.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May, 1900
Various
The articles seemed woven of fact, but she could not accept them unsubstantiated.
To Him That Hath
Leroy Scott
But he couldn't prove it, and she wasn't likely to accept his unsubstantiated word.
Forget Me Nearly
Floyd L. Wallace
Then follows the unsubstantiated story which has done duty for Shakspeare and many other poets.
Robert Burns
Gabriel Setoun

British Dictionary definitions for unsubstantiated

unsubstantiated

adjective

not established as valid or genuineunsubstantiated allegations

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for unsubstantiated

adj.

1775, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of substantiate (v.).

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Examples from the Web for unsubstantiated

Contemporary Examples

One commenter wrote that this unsubstantiated rumor clearly meant that “Rihanna had what was coming to her.”

This in no way changes the fact that Bryan Singer is innocent of these unsubstantiated lies.

This is just the latest example of contradictory and unsubstantiated information from unnamed sources leaking from Kuala Lumpur.

“Whispers” in this case, means “unsubstantiated and probably made up rumors.”

An unsubstantiated survey reports that 15.1 million of them are still shocked that Jeff Daniels won.

Historical Examples

As yet he could not reveal his unsubstantiated information to another.

He conscientiously avoids the vague, the doubtful, the unsubstantiated.

The articles seemed woven of fact, but she could not accept them unsubstantiated.

But he couldn't prove it, and she wasn't likely to accept his unsubstantiated word.

Then follows the unsubstantiated story which has done duty for Shakspeare and many other poets.

unsubstantiated

Word Origin and History for unsubstantiated

adj.

Origin of unsubstantiated