unsupported

CEFRB2

/ənsəˈpɔrtɪd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not held up, helped, or backed by evidence.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    For which support or help is not available.

Examples

  • Tom's face detected an unsupported facial hair configuration.

  • Unsupported first-impression negative opinions are of small value.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support

  2. Without physical support.

  3. Not supported by or borne out of evidence or facts.

More examples

In context

  • Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.

  • The bombed bridge was left unsupported and soon collapsed.

  • The sentence was unsupported by an inline citation or general bibliographic reference source notes.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English unsupported, equivalent to un- + supported.