groundless

adjective

ground·less ˈgrau̇n(d)-ləs

Synonyms of groundless next

: having no ground or foundation

groundless fears

groundlessly adverb

groundlessness noun

Example Sentences

please stop making groundless accusations against innocent people fears of a strike proved groundless

Recent Examples on the Web Tran’s suspicions — which were apparently groundless — were laid out in documents obtained by The Times from the San Gabriel Police Department. —

Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023 The movement today doesn’t need Brinkley’s groundless optimism. —

Scott W. Stern, The New Republic, 10 Jan. 2023 On Tuesday, a senior North Korean military official called the Biden administration’s claim a groundless rumor. —

Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2022 As has happened in the United States, when the party leader claims that an election was stolen, no matter how groundless the accusation, a significant share of the rank-and-file will come to believe it. —

David Faris, The Week, 21 July 2022 The turn of the 20th century saw a dizzying array of wellness gurus and gospels, some far more bizarre and groundless than a ban on kissing. —

John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022 Mastriano, who has promoted similar groundless allegations, would have the power as governor to appoint Pennsylvania's secretary of state, who oversees elections there. —

Libby Cathey, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2022 Favre’s attorney Eric Herschmann said in a statement Monday that the department’s new $5 million demand against Favre is groundless. —

Emily Wagster Pettus, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022 Hassan's record of reaching across the aisle and Bolduc's embrace of Trump's groundless claims that the 2020 election was stolen have Miller voting blue this year. —

USA Today, 4 Nov. 2022 See More

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