unsubstantiated
/ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌʌnsəbstˈænʃiˌetɪd] /ˌʌnsəbˈstænʃieɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌʌnsəbstˈænʃiˌetɪd] /ˌən-səb-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce unsubstantiated (audio)/ (ame, mw)
unsubstantiated — adjective
- unsubstantiatedpositive
- more unsubstantiatedcomparative
- most unsubstantiatedsuperlative
1. An unsubstantiated statement, claim, or rumour has not been supported by any fac
An unsubstantiated statement, claim, or rumour has not been supported by any facts or evidence, so there is no reason to accept it as true.
Amihan was fired for publishing unsubstantiated claims about the mayor.
unsubstantiated claims about [person/thing]
Without any documents to back them up, the allegations against Liang remained unsubstantiated.
allegations remained unsubstantiated
The court dismissed the lawsuit because the accusations were completely unsubstantiated.
Police found no evidence to support the witness's statement, leaving it unsubstantiated.
Rumours of a merger between the two banks spread quickly, but they were entirely unsubstantiated.
- unsupported
neutral and broad; simply means no backing is provided
- unfounded
stronger nuance — implies the claim has no basis in fact at all
- baseless
even stronger; suggests the claim rests on nothing real
- substantiated
direct opposite; supported by proof
- confirmed
verified as true, often through official channels
- verified
checked and shown to be accurate
用法筆記
Common in legal, journalistic, and academic writing. The word does not describe the evidence itself, only the claim or report that lacks evidence.