ungrounded

adjective

un·​ground·​ed ˌən-ˈgrau̇n-dəd 

1

a

: lacking a sound basis for belief, action, or argument : not provided with a reason or justification

Ungrounded in fact, such conjecture gives the reader no insight into the life of the subject …

—Michiko Kakutani

: groundless

an ungrounded accusation

b

: lacking basic information : uninstructed

They are not wrongheaded … so much as hazily over-optimistic, ungrounded in what Europe really is, and governed by wishful thinking.

—Nicholas Fraser

2

: not connected electrically with the ground

an ungrounded outlet

Examples of ungrounded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Suspicions of Russian involvement were ungrounded, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, said in a statement sent to Reuters. —CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025

As we are never returned to any figural baseline, our eyes are increasingly ungrounded. —Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025

The whole thing feels ungrounded, the world-building thin. —Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 5 July 2025

Besides being an agency invention ungrounded in the statute, disparate impact liability stands antidiscrimination law on its head. —The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for ungrounded

• abounded
• astounded
• compounded
• confounded
• expounded
• foregrounded
• impounded
• propounded
• rebounded
• resounded
• subrounded
• surrounded

Kids Definition

ungrounded

adjective

un·​ground·​ed

ˌən-ˈgrau̇n-dəd

1

: unfounded, baseless

2

: not instructed or informed