as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids
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Recent Examples of baseless
At the time, LGBTQ+ advocates slammed the suit as baseless and damaging.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Compounding that volume, legal workers say, is a disorienting veneer of legibility that AI can bring to flawed or baseless arguments.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's spokesman, Mosharraf Zaidi, dismissed the accusations as baseless, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s spokesman, Mosharraf Zaidi, dismissed the allegations as baseless, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In a statement, Epic Systems disputed the allegations, calling them baseless.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Susman Godfrey represented Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News stemming from baseless allegations about the integrity of the 2020 election that were broadcast by the network.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The cost of fighting these baseless lawsuits is so high that, most often, a settlement becomes the only rational option.
—Nick Payzant, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Compounding that volume, legal workers say, is a disorienting veneer of legibility that AI can bring to flawed or baseless arguments.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's spokesman, Mosharraf Zaidi, dismissed the accusations as baseless, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s spokesman, Mosharraf Zaidi, dismissed the allegations as baseless, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
In a statement, Epic Systems disputed the allegations, calling them baseless.
—Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Moreover, during the Iraq war, the Jewish community could effectively argue that framing the conflict as a Jewish neocon conspiracy was baseless, even as some neoconservatives influenced policy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Susman Godfrey represented Dominion Voting Systems in its defamation lawsuit against Fox News stemming from baseless allegations about the integrity of the 2020 election that were broadcast by the network.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The cost of fighting these baseless lawsuits is so high that, most often, a settlement becomes the only rational option.
—Nick Payzant, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because that is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Local election officials told the county Board of Supervisors last month that the complaint was unfounded.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The lesion that was removed from his brain is from the part of the brain that causes moments of unfounded fear.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, the course of action that will bring recovery—reviving domestic manufacturing, revitalizing small towns, ensuring fairness for farmers and working people—is not an impossibility that will poison our minds with groundless optimism.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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March 26, 2026 The MyPillow founder and right-wing politico has been sued numerous times for pushing unsubstantiated claims about alleged fraud in the 2020 presidential election.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kern recently founded the Hoosier Enquirer, an independent news website that has leveled unsubstantiated allegations of election fraud against Sweeney Bell.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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