Antonyms for unproven
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : proov |
Phonetic Transcription : pruv |
Definition of unproven
Origin :- late 12c., pruven, proven "to try, test; evaluate; demonstrate," from Old French prover, pruver "show; convince; put to the test" (11c., Modern French prouver), from Latin probare "to make good; esteem, represent as good; make credible, show, demonstrate; test, inspect; judge by trial" (source also of Spanish probar, Italian probare), from probus "worthy, good, upright, virtuous," from PIE *pro-bhwo- "being in front," from *pro-, extended form of root *per- (1) "forward, through" (see per), + root *bhu- "to be" (cf. Latin fui "I have been," futurus "about to be;" Old English beon "to be;" see be). Related: Proved; proven; proving.
- As in questionable : adj doubtful, uncertain
- As in speculative : adj theoretical
- As in unfounded : adj not based on fact
- As in superstitious : adj based on superstition
- As in untried : adj untested
- As in unverified : adj unsubstantiated
- As in undetermined : adj not determined
- As in undemonstrated : adj untried
- As in unpracticed : adj untried
- As in unproved : adj untried
- As in untested : adj untried
- There are many and conclusive reasons for rejecting this unproven claim.
- Extract from : « The Other Side of Evolution » by Alexander Patterson
- The mystery of unknown and unproven danger did not fascinate him.
- Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
- Is it scientific to accept as true an unproven theory and make it the basis of all belief?
- Extract from : « The Other Side of Evolution » by Alexander Patterson
- In short, so far from being a great universal philosophy, it is simply a disjointed combination of unproven theories.
- Extract from : « The Other Side of Evolution » by Alexander Patterson
- As that Article was by unanimous consent abandoned and never put to vote, all its allegations logically fell as unproven.
- Extract from : « History of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, President of The United States » by Edmund G. Ross
- In short, if one can foreknow what a comparison will reveal, telepathy before the comparison is unproven.
- Extract from : « The Leader » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)
- That which is unproven to-day may be proven by the help of new discoveries to-morrow.
- Extract from : « Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions » by Thomas H. Huxley
- But if it is only an unproven theory, then she is justified if she has good reasons for fighting its propagation.
- Extract from : « The Church, the Schools and Evolution » by J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
- We found that the unproven and discredited theory of evolution lies at the bottom of it.
- Extract from : « The Church, the Schools and Evolution » by J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
- We started out with an unproven, though self-evident premise.
- Extract from : « The Church, the Schools and Evolution » by J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
Synonyms for unproven
- abeyant
- abstract
- ambiguous
- analytical
- apocryphal
- arguable
- assumed
- baseless
- bottomless
- conceptive
- contingent
- controversial
- controvertible
- cryptic
- dangerous
- debatable
- deceptive
- dicey
- disputable
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- erroneous
- experimental
- fabricated
- faint
- fallacious
- false
- fishy
- formularized
- foundationless
- gratuitous
- groundless
- hairy
- hard to believe
- hazardous
- hypothetical
- ideal
- idealized
- ideological
- idle
- iffy
- illogical
- in theory
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- intellectual
- irresolute
- logical
- mendacious
- misleading
- moot
- mysterious
- new
- notional
- obscure
- occult
- off-base
- open to doubt
- open to question
- oracular
- paradoxical
- pending
- philosophical
- presumed
- problematic
- problematical
- provisional
- risky
- shady
- spurious
- suspect
- suspicious
- trumped up
- uncalled-for
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- undefined
- undemonstrated
- under advisement
- under examination
- unfounded
- unjustified
- unknown
- unpracticed
- unproved
- unproven
- unreal
- unreliable
- unsettled
- unsubstantiated
- untested
- untrue
- untruthful
- unwarranted
- vague
- vain
- wavering
- without basis
- without foundation
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