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
Michiko Kakutanian 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
Nicholas Fraser2
: not connected electrically with the ground
an ungrounded outlet
Examples of ungrounded in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
However, the pace at which the planes could be ungrounded would be determined by safety alone, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday.
—Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
One $5 cable—since discontinued on Amazon—has no shielding, an ungrounded and non-reinforced shell, rubber strain relief, and has the pins running straight to the wires, with no board in between.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
My shame is not ungrounded.
—Ginny Hogan, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2021
Just an ungrounded hunch.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
Whether the fears are warranted or ungrounded, Congress isn’t even having the right debate, according to Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
The title stems from one of her dad’s favorite Grateful Dead lyrics, shared during a text message poetry exchange that started when Chisholm felt particularly ungrounded in Australia.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2023
Even Reddit is helping Trump successfully spread ungrounded conspiracies about ballot-stuffing in Arizona.
—WIRED, 23 Oct. 2022
Ideas like Fuller’s—optimistic, far-reaching, ungrounded in politics and material reality—can do anything and everything, this book insists.
—Rebecca Onion, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022
Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
One $5 cable—since discontinued on Amazon—has no shielding, an ungrounded and non-reinforced shell, rubber strain relief, and has the pins running straight to the wires, with no board in between.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
My shame is not ungrounded.
—Ginny Hogan, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2021
Just an ungrounded hunch.
—BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
Whether the fears are warranted or ungrounded, Congress isn’t even having the right debate, according to Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon.
—WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023
The title stems from one of her dad’s favorite Grateful Dead lyrics, shared during a text message poetry exchange that started when Chisholm felt particularly ungrounded in Australia.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2023
Even Reddit is helping Trump successfully spread ungrounded conspiracies about ballot-stuffing in Arizona.
—WIRED, 23 Oct. 2022
Ideas like Fuller’s—optimistic, far-reaching, ungrounded in politics and material reality—can do anything and everything, this book insists.
—Rebecca Onion, The New Republic, 19 Aug. 2022
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“Ungrounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungrounded. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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