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Definition: Unsupported |
UnsupportedAdjective1. Not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations". 2. Not held up or borne; "removal of the central post left the roof unsupported". 3. Not supported by written evidence; "unsupported accusations". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unsupported" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1663. (references) |
| Antonym: supported (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evidence | Unattested, unauthenticated, unsupported by evidence; supposititious. |
Weakness | Unstrengthened; unsupported, unaided, unassisted; aidless, defenseless; cantilevered (support). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Unsupported |
| English words defined with "unsupported": Cantalever ♦ in the air, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism ♦ Lip wisdom ♦ single-handed ♦ unassisted, unbacked, uncorroborated, unsubstantiated. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unsupported": beam action ♦ expansion dome ♦ Haskell B ♦ open stope ♦ post-hole auger ♦ Version 7. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | USS LST-325 stranded at low tide on 12 June 1944, while she was delivering materiel to the Normandy beachhead. Note: sand ramp being constructed to permit unloading through her bow doors; ship's unsupported forward hull. Credit: NAVY. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Junius | Assertion, unsupported by fact, is nugatory. Surmise and general abuse, in however elegant language, ought not to pass for truth. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | No bailiff for the future shall, upon his own unsupported complaint, put anyone to his "law", without credible witnesses brought for this purposes. (reference) |
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| "Unsupported" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unsupported" is used about 113 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 113 | 30,464 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "unsupported": unsupported by evidence ♦ unsupported hole. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
unsupported | 10 |
software unsupported | 3 |
gloves pvc unsupported | 2 |
48.0 major.minor unsupported version | 2 |
attempted operation unsupported | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unsupported"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "持. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | limfilm uden integreret underlag (unsupported adhesive), ikke-pletteret hul (unsupported hole). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | niet versterkte opening (unsupported hole), folie zonder drager (unsupported film or sheet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vahvistamaton reikä (unsupported hole), vahvikkeeton reikä (unsupported hole), vahvikkeeton kalvo (unsupported film or sheet). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | trou non renforcé (unsupported hole), trou non métallisé (unsupported hole), feuille simple (unsupported film or sheet), feuille sans support (unsupported film or sheet), adhésif support non intégré (unsupported adhesive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nicht unterstützt (unassisted, unbacked, unsponsored). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ανυποστήρικτοσ, ανυποστήριχτοσ (unbacked, untenable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | foro non supportato (unsupported hole), foglia non supportata (unsupported film or sheet), colla a supporto non integrato (unsupported adhesive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 非対応 (incompatible), 無稽 (nonsense, unfounded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひたいおう (incompatible), むけい (abstract, immaterial, intangible, moral, nonsense, spiritual, unfounded). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | upportedunsay lâmina sem suporte (unsupported film or sheet), furo não reforçado (unsupported hole). (various references) неподдерживаемый. (various references) nepomognut (unaided), bez podrške. (various references) sin fundamento. (various references) utan stöd, ogrundad (baseless, gratuitous, groundless, ill founded), inte understödd, ensamstående (detached, living alone, single, solitary). (various references) непідтриманий, без опори. (various references) không có gì chống đỡ không có chỗ dựa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unsupported" (pronounced unsupô"rtud) |
| 8 | -s u p ô" r t u d | supported. |
| 7 | -u p ô" r t u d | deported, misreported, underreported. |
| 6 | -p ô" r t u d | exported, imported, ported, purported, reported, sported, transported, unreported. |
| 5 | -ô" r t u d | aborted, assorted, contorted, courted, distorted, escorted, exhorted, extorted, resorted, retorted, shorted, snorted, sorted, thwarted. |
| 4 | -r t u d | carted, charted, darted, departed, fainthearted, halfhearted, hearted, imparted, lighthearted, parted, restarted, started, uncharted, wholehearted. |
| 3 | -t u d | abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, depicted, depleted, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, expropriated, exterminated, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, respected, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, solicited, sophisticated, speculated, spirited, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-n-o-p-p-r-s-t-u-u" | |
-2 letters: supported, unstopped, unstopper. | |
-3 letters: outspend, portends, postured, pounders, propends, protends, proudest, purposed, roundest, roundups, sprouted, stropped, tonsured, unposted, unrusted, unsorted, unsoured, uproused, uptrends, upturned. | |
-4 letters: deports, detours, dourest, duteous, enduros, outruns, outsped, petrous, ponders, portend, postern, posture, pounder, pouters, propend, protend, proteus, prudent, punster, punters, purpose, pursued, redouts, redtops, resound, respond, rodents, roundup. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 73 75 70 70 6F 72 74 65 64 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. ... ..- .--. .--. --- .-. - . -.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110011 01110101 01110000 01110000 01101111 01110010 01110100 01100101 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n s u p p o r t e d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0073 0075 0070 0070 006F 0072 0074 0065 0064 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5580858782828184867170 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Historic 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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