GRE vocabulary
unwarranted
not justified or authorized
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Unwarranted in a sentence
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Her fears of failure proved entirely unwarranted.
Synonyms
unjustifiedgroundlessuncalled-for
Antonyms
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Questions about “unwarranted”
Unwarranted (adjective) means not justified or authorized
Here is unwarranted used in an example sentence: "Her fears of failure proved entirely unwarranted."
Common synonyms for unwarranted include unjustified, groundless, uncalled-for.
Antonyms of unwarranted include justified, warranted, merited.
Unwarranted is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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