unwarranted (B2)
adjective
Definition
unwarranted means not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as unwarranted.
A unwarranted tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became unwarranted after the announcement.
How to Use unwarranted
- unwarranted + noun (collocation)
- Use unwarranted before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a unwarranted reaction."
- become unwarranted (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became unwarranted near the end."
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