Unsupported Meaning
/ənsəˈpɔrtɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout physical support.
adjFor which support or help is not available.
Sentence Examples
Warning: unsupported characters are displayed using the '_' character.
Unsupported first-impression negative opinions are of small value.
Tom's face detected an unsupported facial hair configuration.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist's new theory lacked any supporting evidence, thus it was entirely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The claim was ____ by any actual and scientific evidence, so it was eventually dismissed by the researchers today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unsupported, equivalent to un- + supported.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This makes it the thinnest unsupported gold ever created and it could be used in electronics and medical devices going forward."
— 2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN:
"The newspaper wrote that Jorn Barger, who started his Robot Wisdom weblog in 1997, is "regarded by many" as the "first blogger". But who are these "many"? If a blogger had written that phrase, it would have come with a link to the source. The Wall Street Journal's unsupported claim, though hedged with admissions of other contenders to the "first blogger" title, only reinforced the feeling, endemic among bloggers, that the mainstream media, derisively acronymised as MSM, just can't get anything right."
— 2007 August 28, Scott Rosenberg, The Guardian:
"Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization."
— 2023 November 28, Jill Filipovic, “Opinion: Elon Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and insulting”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientist's new theory lacked any supporting evidence, thus it was entirely ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The claim was ____ by any actual and scientific evidence, so it was eventually dismissed by the researchers today.