unwarrantable
Cannot be defended
Unwarrantable describes actions or claims that cannot be justified or defended.
If something is unwarrantable, there is no reasonable basis for it—no warrant, in the sense of authorization or justification.
The committee found his interference in the investigation to be unwarrantable.
The word carries a tone of formal disapproval, suggesting that someone has overstepped proper bounds or made claims they have no right to make.
Cannot be reasonably defended
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- baselessLacking factual support
- groundlessLacking factual support
- untenableImpossible to maintain
unsupportable · unreasonable · unfounded · unsubstantiated · illegitimate · invalid · unsupported · flawed
Not properly scaled
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
- undueBeyond what's warranted
unreasonable · extravagant · overreaching · extreme · unconscionable · unjustified · gratuitous · uncalled-for
unjustifiable
Cannot be reasonably defended
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- baselessLacking factual support
- groundlessLacking factual support
untenable · unsupportable · unreasonable · unfounded · unsubstantiated · illegitimate · invalid · unsupported · flawed · specious
disproportionate
Not properly scaled
- immoderateBeyond reasonable bounds
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
undue · unreasonable · extravagant · overreaching · extreme · unconscionable · unjustified · gratuitous · uncalled-for · unmerited
unwarrantablejustifiable
Able to be defended
warrantable · defensible · reasonable · understandable · explicable
unwarrantablepermissible
Sanctioned by authority
allowed · permitted · authorized · sanctioned · acceptable
unwarrantableexcusable
Warranting forgiveness
forgivable · pardonable · venial · ethical · moral
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