unsupported
Lacking any evidence
Unsupported describes something lacking backing, evidence, or structural reinforcement.
An unsupported claim has no proof behind it.
An unsupported beam has nothing holding it up.
Software may be unsupported when the developer no longer maintains it: They're still running an unsupported version of Windows.
A person left unsupported lacks help or encouragement when they need it.
Lacking factual support
- groundlessLacking factual support
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unprovenNot yet established
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
unconfirmed · undocumented · speculative · conjectural · questionable · dubious · tenuous · uncorroborated
Without outside help
- aloneWithout others present
- independentFree from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- single-handedWithout help from others
autonomous · unbacked · unhelped · solitary · isolated · unaccompanied · unprotected · stranded
Prone to sudden change
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unbracedNot reinforced or steadied
- unfastenedNot held closed
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
freestanding · cantilevered · unanchored · unpropped · unshored · precarious · tottering · sagging
Formally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
- neglectedNot given proper attention
abandoned · mothballed · legacy · end-of-life · orphaned · unpatched · disused · unserviced
baseless
Lacking factual support
- groundlessLacking factual support
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unprovenNot yet established
unverified · unconfirmed · undocumented · speculative · conjectural · questionable · dubious · tenuous · uncorroborated · unsourced
unassisted
Without outside help
- aloneWithout others present
- independentFree from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
single-handed · autonomous · unbacked · unhelped · solitary · isolated · unaccompanied · unprotected · stranded · abandoned
unstable
Prone to sudden change
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unbracedNot reinforced or steadied
- unfastenedNot held closed
unsecured · freestanding · cantilevered · unanchored · unpropped · unshored · precarious · tottering · sagging · buckling
deprecated
Formally advised against using
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- outdatedNo longer in use
- discontinuedNo longer available
neglected · abandoned · mothballed · legacy · end-of-life · orphaned · unpatched · disused · unserviced · phased out
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- abandonedabandoned, abandoned building, abandoned factory, abandoned hospital, abandoned mine
- discontinueddiscontinued, terminated, cancelled, ended, stopped
- vulnerabilityvulnerability, vulnerable, defenselessness, defenseless, helplessness
unsupportedsupported
Gave aid or backing
substantiated · proven · verified · validated · confirmed
unsupportedsupported
Gave aid or backing
braced · buttressed · reinforced · propped up · shored up
unsupportedsupported
Gave aid or backing
backed · funded · subsidized · sponsored · subsidised