unargued
Accepted without dispute
Unargued describes something not contested or debated: The point went unargued.
It can also mean not supported by argument—a claim simply asserted without reasoning behind it: an unargued assumption.
The word appears mainly in legal and academic contexts.
Implicit prior assumption
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- givenAccepted as fact
- axiomSelf-evident starting principle
postulate · implicit · underlying · unexamined · untested · unverified · taken for granted · presumed
Facing no rivals
- unopposedMeeting no resistance
- unrefutedNot proven false
- unrebuttedNot argued against
- uncontradictedNot denied or refuted
unchallenged · unprotested · unassailed · unanswered · uncontroversial · undebated · unresisted · settled
Lacking protective measures
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
- unfoundedWithout factual support
baseless · groundless · unproven · unsupported · bare · bald · mere · asserted
presupposition
Implicit prior assumption
- premiseFoundation for logical argument
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- givenAccepted as fact
axiom · postulate · implicit · underlying · unexamined · untested · unverified · taken for granted · presumed · unstated
uncontested
Facing no rivals
- unopposedMeeting no resistance
- unrefutedNot proven false
- unrebuttedNot argued against
uncontradicted · unchallenged · unprotested · unassailed · unanswered · uncontroversial · undebated · unresisted · settled · agreed
undefended
Lacking protective measures
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- unsubstantiatedWithout supporting evidence
unfounded · baseless · groundless · unproven · unsupported · bare · bald · mere · asserted · claimed
unarguedargued
Disputed verbally
debated · disputed · contested · controverted · challenged