"unsubstantiated" meaning in English

See unsubstantiated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-unsubstantiated.ogg Forms: more unsubstantiated [comparative], most unsubstantiated [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + substantiated. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|substantiated|id1=negative}} un- + substantiated Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsubstantiated (comparative more unsubstantiated, superlative most unsubstantiated)
  1. Lacking substantiation; without evidence. Synonyms: baseless Translations (lacking substantiation): непотвърден (nepotvǎrden) (Bulgarian), необоснован (neobosnovan) (Bulgarian), 未经证实的 (Chinese Mandarin), nepodložený (Czech), unbewiesen (German), unbegründet (German), αβάσιμος (avásimos) [masculine] (Greek), бездоказа́тельный (bezdokazátelʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), необосно́ванный (neobosnóvannyj) [masculine] (Russian), obefogad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unsubstantiated-en-adj-Qd8fcEq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: en-us-unsubstantiated.ogg
Etymology: From unsubstantiate + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unsubstantiate|ed|nocat=1}} unsubstantiate + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unsubstantiated
  1. simple past and past participle of unsubstantiate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: unsubstantiate
    Sense id: en-unsubstantiated-en-verb-gGs7Wbkv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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