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Not justified or reasonable under the circumstances

Not absolutely needed or necessary

Not substantiated or proven by evidence

Having not been legally authorized or sanctioned

Extreme in degree or severity

Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

Unsuitable or inappropriate or a given purpose or situation

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

Lacking moderation or control in one's behavior or habits

Causing pain or hurt feelings

Slanderous or libelous in nature

Of exaggerated importance or value

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Adjective

Not justified or reasonable under the circumstances

disproportionate

beyond the pale

without justification

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

against the rules

contrary to the rules

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

good-for-nothing

highly improper

not the done thing

not quite the thing

unfavourable^UK

deserving blame

unsubstantiated

without foundation

not to be borne

too much to bear

enough to try the patience of a saint

beyond endurance

enough to try the patience of Job

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“The unwarranted use of walkouts and boycotts has blunted their efficacy.”

Adjective

Not absolutely needed or necessary

beside the point

surplus to requirements

of little account

inconsequential

neither here nor there

not to the point

without rhyme or reason

off the subject

of no consequence

not worth mentioning

of no great concern

nickel-and-dime

of no importance

of little consequence

nothing to do with it

of no significance

needed like a hole in the head

matter of indifference

makes no difference

lacking substance

not worth bothering about

wide of the mark

not to the purpose

counterproductive

of little importance

no great shakes

twopenny-halfpenny

not worth speaking of

not connected with

not pertaining to

nothing to do with

good-for-nothing

of less importance

more than enough

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“Simplicity, unfortunately, is the one fashion that has the shortest popularity, and all too soon this was spoiled by the unwarranted addition of a dozen knickknacks and gewgaws.”

Adjective

Not substantiated or proven by evidence

unsubstantiated

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

without substantiation

without justification

shot-in-the-dark

open to question

hard to believe

wide of the mark

wrongly inferred

unauthenticated

inconsequential

based on guesswork

in the abstract

misrepresentative

open to suspicion

subject to debate

won't hold water

self-contradictory

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“Unwarranted accusations of fraud should thus not be allowed to poison the atmosphere of an arbitration in any circumstances.”

Adjective

Having not been legally authorized or sanctioned

unauthorised^UK

unauthorized^US

against the law

under-the-table

under the table

unconstitutional

under the counter

under-the-counter

outside the law

against the rules

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

insurrectionary

in violation of law

without law and order

contrary to law

double-crossing

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“It would also appear that an unwarranted search of a private vehicle would probably constitute a trespass.”

Adjective

Extreme in degree or severity

disproportionate

excessively high

overextravagant

out of all proportion

beyond the pale

over one's head

recrementitious

surplus to requirements

self-gratifying

thick on the ground

blown up out of all proportion

of considerable size

out of proportion

larger-than-life

extremely large

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“It is useful to start from a set of well-defined parameters, even if these are expressed with an unwarranted degree of accuracy.”

Adjective

Not in accordance with standards of honor, decency or fair play

Adjective

Unsuitable or inappropriate or a given purpose or situation

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

beyond the pale

out of character

inappropriate to

not good enough

mutually exclusive

out of its element

not up to scratch

not good enough for

not designed for

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

like a fish out of water

out of place with

out of character with

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Adjective

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

ill-thought-out

playing with fire

spur-of-the-moment

over-adventurous

spur of the moment

not recommended

not thought through

badly thought out

feather-brained

overventuresome

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

hell-for-leather

bull-in-a-china-shop

over-venturesome

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

leading with one's chin

asleep on the job

disadvantageous

jumping to conclusions

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Adjective

Lacking moderation or control in one's behavior or habits

untrammelled^UK

self-gratifying

exceeding bounds

spreading like wildfire

overextravagant

no holds barred

without hindrance

without restrictions

attention-seeking

go-as-you-please

lacking self-restraint

lacking control

no-holds-barred

individualistic

uncircumscribed

with no holds barred

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Adjective

Causing pain or hurt feelings

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beyond contempt

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

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Adjective

Slanderous or libelous in nature

Adjective

Of exaggerated importance or value

overemphasized^US

overemphasised^UK

disproportionate

sensationalistic

highly coloured

larger-than-life

over-enthusiastic

beyond the pale

hyperventilated

beyond all bounds

laid on with a trowel

attention-grabbing

out of proportion

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