adj
Meaning 1
Without physical support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The bombed bridge was left unsupported and soon collapsed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unsupported
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adj
Meaning 2
For which support or help is not available.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- This obsolete software is unsupported. Please upgrade to the latest version.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Without confirmation from a credible source, without verifying support
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The sentence was unsupported by an inline citation or general bibliographic reference source notes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baseless, idle, footless, groundless, unfounded, ungrounded, unjustified, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Not supported by or borne out of evidence or facts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
not held up or borne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- removal of the central post left the roof unsupported
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: supported
adjective
Meaning 6
not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unsupported accusations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: supported
History
Etymology
From Middle English unsupported, equivalent to un- + supported.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неподкрепен (nepodkrepen) — without support
- Czech: nepodporovaný — without support
- Finnish: tukematon — without support
- Finnish: tueton — without support
- Georgian: მხარდაუჭერელი (mxardauč̣ereli) — without support
- Georgian: მხარდაჭერის გარეშე (mxardač̣eris gareše) — without support
- Georgian: მხარდაჭერის არმქონე (mxardač̣eris armkone) — without support
- German: nicht unterstützt — without support
- German: ungestützt — without support
- Ancient Greek: ἀστήρικτος (astḗriktos) — without support
- Hindi: निराश्रित (nirāśrit) — without support
- Russian: неподде́рживаемый (nepoddérživajemyj) — without support
- Swedish: ounderbyggd — without support
- German: unbestätigt — without confirmation