unwarranted

adjective/ʌnˈwɔrəntɪd/

Frequency rank: #11,671 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

not justified or authorized; having no good reason.

Illustration for the English word “unwarranted”

Example sentence

The manager's harsh criticism of the new employee was completely unwarranted.

Synonyms & related words

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