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unproven



ADJECTIVE
superstitious
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ADJECTIVE
undemonstrated
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ADJECTIVE
unpracticed
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ADJECTIVE
unproved
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ADJECTIVE
untested
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ADJECTIVE
untried
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
unverified
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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If completed as designed, it would require complicated and still unproven in-orbit refueling.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The Bernstein team, for its part, said that investors don’t so much have to place bets on whether copper-based technologies win out over the newer but more unproven school of co-packaged optics.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

More recently, reports from HHS-linked policy shifts show the agency removing or revising longstanding public health warnings, including content related to unproven medical treatments, further intensifying concerns among health experts about institutional credibility.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The science at that time was unproven and had never been used in any criminal proceedings, but the group told The Times they were confident in their findings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Fact: Every great scientist knows that an unproven theory isn’t exactly science, but the idea that Sir Fig Newton would live a long, healthy life with the silent cat killer was about to come true.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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