Meaning & use
Unverified
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Not confirmed or checked to be true or accurate.
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The news outlet retracted the unverified report after further investigation.
Police warned the public not to trust unverified rumors on social media.
A note on using this word
Common in journalism, science, and cybersecurity to flag information or accounts that have not yet passed a check.
Words with a similar meaning
unconfirmedunsubstantiated
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Words with an opposite meaning
verifiedconfirmed
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