[syn: undue, unjustified, unwarranted]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unwarranted \Unwarranted\
See warranted.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unwarranted \Un*war"rant*ed\, a.
Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty;
unwarrantable.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unwarranted
adj 1: incapable of being justified or explained [syn:
indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable,
unwarrantable, unwarranted]
2: without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the
allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded
suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" [syn: baseless,
groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild]
3: lacking justification or authorization; "desire for undue
private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal
freedom" [syn: undue, unjustified, unwarranted]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
118 Moby Thesaurus words for "unwarranted":
actionable, against the law, anarchic, anarchistic, anomic,
apocryphal, baseless, black-market, bootleg, bottomless,
chargeable, contraband, contrary to law, criminal, cutthroat,
empty, exacting, excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant,
fancy, felonious, flawed, gouging, gratuitous, grossly overpriced,
groundless, idle, ill-founded, illegal, illegitimate, illicit,
immoderate, impermissible, improper, indefensible, inexcusable,
inflationary, inordinate, intemperate, irregular, justiciable,
lawless, nonconstitutional, nonlegal, nonlicit, nonmeritorious,
nonofficial, not coming, not outstanding, out of bounds,
out of sight, outlaw, outlawed, outrageous, overpriced,
preposterous, prohibitive, punishable, skyrocketing, spiraling,
triable, unallowed, unasked, unattested, unauthentic,
unauthenticated, unauthoritative, unauthorized, unbased,
uncalled-for, uncertified, unchecked, unconfirmed, unconscionable,
unconstitutional, uncorroborated, undemonstrated,
under-the-counter, under-the-table, undeserved, undeserving, undue,
unearned, unentitled, unfair, unfounded, ungrounded, unjust,
unjustifiable, unjustified, unlawful, unmerited, unmeriting,
unnecessary, unofficial, unowed, unowing, unproved, unreasonable,
unrestrained, unstatutory, unsupportable, unsupported,
unsustainable, unsustained, untempered, untenable, unvalidated,
unverified, unwarrantable, unworthy, usurious, vain, without basis,
without foundation, wrongful