ADJECTIVE | all | unsupported | not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid |
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all | unsupported | not held up or borne |
Sounds | ahnsahpao'rtihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid. | |
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Example | "unsupported accusations" | |
Narrower | baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild | Without a basis in reason or fact |
single-handed, unassisted, unbacked | unsupported by other people | |
uncorroborated, unsubstantiated | unsupported by other evidence | |
Opposite | supported | sustained / sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support) |
Meaning | not held up or borne. | |
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Example | "removal of the central post left the roof unsupported" | |
Narrower | strapless | Having no straps |
unbraced | Without braces or props | |
Opposite | supported | held up or having the weight borne especially from below |
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