unjustified
adjective
un·jus·ti·fied
ˌən-ˈjə-stə-ˌfīd 
: not justified: such as
a
: not demonstrably correct or judicious : not warranted or appropriate
unjustified anger
an unjustified punishment
b
: not spaced to be even
unjustified lines of text
an unjustified margin
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Loading your audio article SANTA CLARA — The 49ers came into this season with unjustified bravado and confidence.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The low score was attributed to unjustified review bombing with the key evidence for this being that the show's Rotten Tomatoes critics' score stands at a more respectable 78%.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The agency’s caution over warning-label design comes amid threats from the food industry to sue over any label deemed unjustified.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The excessive force case involving Johnson concerns his tasing of a fleeing suspect in an action later deemed unjustified.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
The low score was attributed to unjustified review bombing with the key evidence for this being that the show's Rotten Tomatoes critics' score stands at a more respectable 78%.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The agency’s caution over warning-label design comes amid threats from the food industry to sue over any label deemed unjustified.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
The excessive force case involving Johnson concerns his tasing of a fleeing suspect in an action later deemed unjustified.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Unjustified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unjustified. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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