unjustifiability
Cannot be warranted
Unjustifiability is the quality of being impossible to justify or defend.
The word appears in formal arguments when someone wants to emphasize that no valid reasoning could support a position: The unjustifiability of the policy became clear once the data emerged.
It's abstract and somewhat awkward—often a sign that simpler phrasing would serve better.
Impossible to justify
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- unconscionableMorally unacceptable, beyond reason
- unforgivableCannot be pardoned
reprehensible · wrongfulness · unethical · immoral · condemnable · blameworthy · culpable · iniquitous
Lacking sound judgment
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- absurdWildly illogical
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
incoherent · nonsensical · groundless · baseless · unfounded · unsound · untenable · specious
Surpassing reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- undueBeyond what's warranted
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
unnecessary · uncalled-for · immoderate · extreme · overreach · overkill · exorbitant · unreasonable
Without supporting evidence
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
- unprovenNot yet established
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
- uncorroboratedNot confirmed by evidence
unverified · undemonstrated · unattested · groundless · baseless · unfounded · speculative · conjectural
Showing unfair distinction
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
- inequitableNot fair or impartial
unfair · partisan · one-sided · slanted · skewed · preferential · nepotistic · exclusionary
inexcusable
Impossible to justify
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- indefensibleCannot be justified
- unconscionableMorally unacceptable, beyond reason
unforgivable · reprehensible · wrongfulness · unethical · immoral · condemnable · blameworthy · culpable · iniquitous · unconscientious
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- absurdWildly illogical
fallacious · incoherent · nonsensical · groundless · baseless · unfounded · unsound · untenable · specious · invalid
excessive
Surpassing reasonable bounds
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- undueBeyond what's warranted
gratuitous · unnecessary · uncalled-for · immoderate · extreme · overreach · overkill · exorbitant · unreasonable · inordinate
unsubstantiated
Without supporting evidence
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
- unprovenNot yet established
- undocumentedNot officially recorded
uncorroborated · unverified · undemonstrated · unattested · groundless · baseless · unfounded · speculative · conjectural · presumptuous
discriminatory
Showing unfair distinction
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- partialFavoring one side
- bigotedStubbornly intolerant of others
inequitable · unfair · partisan · one-sided · slanted · skewed · preferential · nepotistic · exclusionary · arbitrary
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State of being warranted
defensibility · supportability · reasonableness · justification · rationality
unjustifiabilityrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
moral justification · permissibility · excusability · blamelessness · innocence
unjustifiabilitypermissibility
State of being allowed
rightness · acceptability · propriety · legitimacy · correctness
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