unconfirmed

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnkəˈnfɜrmd/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not yet verified or established as true, accurate, or valid; lacking official confirmation or corroboration.; Not having received formal approval, ratification, or endorsement from an authority.; Not yet finalized or settled; still pending or in a provisional state.; Not strengthened or made more certain by additional evidence or support.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

unconfirmed reportsunconfirmed rumorsunconfirmed sourcesunconfirmed speculationremain unconfirmed

Derivatives

confirmconfirmedconfirmationunconfirmable

Synonyms

unverifiedunsubstantiatedunprovenallegedunvalidated

Antonyms

confirmedverifiedsubstantiatedproven

Commonly confused

unverified
EN: 'Unverified' emphasizes that no one has checked the truth; 'unconfirmed' emphasizes that official or authoritative validation has not yet been given.
alleged
EN: 'Alleged' implies a claim made (often with suspicion of falsehood); 'unconfirmed' is more neutral, simply indicating lack of confirmation.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'f' in 'confirmed' carries over: 'unconfirmed,' not 'unconfimed.'

💬 Examples

  1. The news agency reported unconfirmed rumors of a ceasefire between the two nations.

  2. The appointment remained unconfirmed by the Senate for several months.

  3. The booking is still unconfirmed until payment is received.

  4. The hypothesis remained unconfirmed despite years of research.