unwarranted
adjective
un·war·rant·ed
ˌən-ˈwȯr-ən-təd 
-ˈwär-
: lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
unwarranted fears
an unwarranted intrusion
Their criticism is unwarranted.
Examples of unwarranted in a Sentence
the committee concluded that any further revisions to the regulations were currently unwarranted
don't leap to unwarranted conclusions
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Congratulations to Harvard University for fighting back against the Trump administration’s unseemly efforts to use federal dollars to try to exert unwarranted control over higher education.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
Seidemann called the defense proposal an unwarranted request for more special treatment.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
The Hapa Blonde As all celebrity women well know, with a spate of public appearances and photo opps comes unwarranted criticism and tired opinions.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwarranted
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“Unwarranted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwarranted. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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