Meanings
adjectiveunproven (not comparable)
- not comparableNot proved.
Near-synonyms: unconfirmed; see also Thesaurus:baseless
1 more example
Furthermore, the system is not entirely unproven.
2025 June 11, Richard Wilcock, “Helping to shape rail's future”, in RAIL, number 1037, page 26Synonyms: unconfirmed, baseless, idle, footless, groundless, unfounded, ungrounded, unjustified
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot proved.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot proved
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishproven
- Englishunproven
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 未經證實的 /未经证实的
- 未經證實的 /未经证实的 (wèijīng zhèngshí de)not proved
German unbewiesen
- unbewiesennot proved
Latin improbātus
- improbātusnot proved
Portuguese improvado
- improvadonot proved
Spanish no comprobado
- no comprobadonot proved
Swedish obevisad
- obevisadnot proved
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unproven
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APA
unproven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproven
MLA
“unproven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproven. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unproven,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproven.
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