unjustified

Definitions

Not shown to be right or reasonable.

Lacking a valid or legitimate justification.

Examples

The manager's criticism of her work was completely unjustified.

He felt that the sudden increase in prices was entirely unjustified.

The company faced a lawsuit for the unjustified termination of its employees.

Synonyms

unwarranted groundless baseless unfounded gratuitous inexcusable uncalled-for

Antonyms

justified warranted reasonable grounded valid justifiable defensible