unwarranted | Definition of unwarranted

Synonyms and Antonyms of unwarranted

1 not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end

the committee concluded that any further revisions to the regulations were currently unwarranted

Synonyms of unwarranted

dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary

Words Related to unwarranted

discretionary, elective, optional

extra, extraneous, irrelative, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous

Near Antonyms of unwarranted

all-important, crucial, important, vital

imperative, pressing, urgent

Antonyms of unwarranted

essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required

2 having no basis in reason or fact

don't leap to unwarranted conclusions

Synonyms of unwarranted

baseless, foundationless, groundless, invalid, nonvalid, unfounded, unreasonable, unsubstantiated, unsupported

Words Related to unwarranted

illogical, irrational, nonlogical, unconscionable, unsound

fallacious, false, misled, wrong

gratuitous, uncalled-for, unnecessary

flimsy, implausible, misleading, specious, unconvincing, untenable, weak

ill-advised, unreasoned

absurd, asinine, brainless, crackpot, crazy, fatuous, foolish, half-witted, harebrained, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, silly, simpleminded, stupid, unwise

insane, lunatic, mad, nutty, wacky (also whacky)

Near Antonyms of unwarranted

certified, validated, verified

confirmed, corroborated

informed, logical, rational

commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise

actual, genuine, real, true

clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid, sound

Antonyms of unwarranted

good, hard, just, justified, reasonable, reasoned, substantiated, valid, well-founded, well-grounded