lack of evidence
Nothing to show
Lack of evidence is the absence of facts or information supporting a claim.
In legal contexts, cases may be dismissed for lack of evidence when prosecutors cannot substantiate charges: The case was thrown out for lack of evidence.
The phrase often appears in arguments about burden of proof—though lack of evidence against a claim doesn't prove it true.
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- unprovenNot yet established
- doubtLack of firm belief
- benefit of the doubtFavorable judgment amid uncertainty
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
hearsay · conjecture · circumstantial · prima facie · gap · missing · inconclusive · unfounded · baseless · flimsy · thin · weak · reasonable doubt · beyond a shadow · acquittal · dismissal · burden of proof · alibi
- atheist argumentsproblem of evil, burden of proof, unfalsifiability
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- writing flawstypos, spelling errors, plot hole, plot holes, cliche
- denialsnot guilty, disclaimer, disavowal, rejection, refusal
- case endingsmotion to dismiss, dropped charges, nonsuit, without prejudice, summary judgment
lack of evidenceevidence
Facts supporting truth
body of evidence · substantial evidence · hard evidence · documentary evidence · physical evidence
lack of evidencesmoking gun
Irrefutable proof of wrongdoing
slam dunk · proof positive · dead to rights · caught red-handed · beyond reasonable doubt
lack, lacks, lacked, lacking, evidence, evident, evidently, evidential, evidentiary