unproved

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adjective

Not proved.

Similar
unprovenon trialunverified
Opposite
proved
OriginEnglish proved ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

unproved1

adjectiveunproved (comparative more unproved, superlative most unproved)

comparative more unproved · superlative most unproved · alternative unproven

  1. UKNot proved.

unproved2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unprove

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot proved

Similar
unprovenon trialunverified
Opposite
proved
Also see
baselessgroundlesson trialunfoundedungroundedunprovenunsubstantiatedunsupportedunverified

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishproved
  9. Englishunproved

From un- + proved.

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Translations

Bulgarian недоказан
  • недоказан (nedokazan)not proved
Norwegian ikke bevist
  • ikke bevistnot proved
Turkish kanıtlanmamış
  • kanıtlanmamışnot proved
Cite this entry
APA

unproved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproved

MLA

“unproved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproved. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unproved,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproved.

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