adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an unsubstantiated rumour (= one that has not been proved to be true )
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These are only unsubstantiated rumours.
unfounded/unsubstantiated (= not based on truth or evidence )
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These claims of discrimination are completely unfounded.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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unsubstantiated reports
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beccaria's assumption of the special effectiveness of proportional deterrence is unsubstantiated .
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Clearly the President's enemies are itching to believe unsubstantiated stories that could hurt him.
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However, recent research has shown that this particular anecdote is unsubstantiated .
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It was time to deploy Dexter's tactic of unsubstantiated allegation.
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Pathetic effort, the story's unusable, nothing more than an unsubstantiated libel.
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So, not only is conductive education theoretically unproven but also practically unsubstantiated .
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The question of rumour and unsubstantiated allegation is a much broader one.