unwarranted

CEFRC1

/əˈnwɔrəntɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not justified, reasonable, or deserved by the situation.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.

Examples

  • I feel resentment against your unwarranted criticism.

  • Your concern is unwarranted.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.

More examples

In context

  • The attack was so unwarranted and delivered with such venom that his unpreparedness for it left him speechless.

  • The dictionaries themselves cover this additional lexis in what can best be described as a piecemeal fashion, with an obvious but unwarranted bias towards colonial era lexis.

  • This strike action by the RMT is completely unwarranted and unjustified.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The police officer's blank search of my bag had no legal basis at all.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + warranted.