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1
incapable of being justified or explained
2
unfair and lacking a valid reason
- The manager's criticism was completely unwarranted given the employee's excellent performance.
- His unwarranted accusations caused a lot of unnecessary stress and tension.
- The sudden increase in prices was seen as unwarranted by many customers.
- Her fears about the project failing were unwarranted and based on misinformation.
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3
having no reliable source or justification
- The unfounded complaint was quickly disregarded.
- His unfounded belief in the conspiracy theory led to confusion.
- The rumor turned out to be unfounded and baseless.
- The idea was unfounded and lacked any factual support.
- The unfounded fear of failure kept him from trying new things.