Synonyms for unwarranted
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unfounded
unfounded, baseless, groundless, gratuitous, unsupported, wild, idle, ungrounded
2. Unjustifiable
unjustifiable, inexcusable, insupportable, indefensible, unwarrantable
3. Unjustified — unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved
Other
unreasonable, warrantless rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.
- adj. 2
Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
Related words
- Word family
- unwarrantable
Example sentences
- unfounded Do not spread unfounded slander against anyone.
- baseless You've got quite the talent for making baseless accusations.
- gratuitous The aggression was provoked by all those gratuitous insults.
- groundless So far, your action seems completely groundless.
- inexcusable Tom's behaviour at the party was inexcusable.
- unjustifiable Dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is unjustifiable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unwarranted | falling | |
| unfounded | steady | |
| baseless | steady | |
| gratuitous | steady | |
| groundless | falling | |
| inexcusable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1, idle2
- 5 letters
- undue2
- 8 letters
- baseless2
- 9 letters
- unfounded3
- 10 letters
- gratuitous4, groundless2, ungrounded
- 11 letters
- unsupported4, inexcusable5, unjustified4, warrantless3
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, indefensible5
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6, insupportable5, unwarrantable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).