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 Synonyms for baseless
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As always, some people will argue that demanding more is unreasonable, that Palace are already punching above their weight.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025 -
There are ways to encourage tenants to be good neighbors without being unreasonable or punitive.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Professional medical societies have banded together to sue the Department of Health and Human Services over Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s unfounded restrictions of COVID vaccines and dismissal of vaccine experts.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
23 Aug. 2025
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Another unfounded active shooter scare occurred earlier Thursday at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
21 Aug. 2025
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The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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Putin talks with Iranian foreign minister Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Moscow that aggression against Iran was groundless.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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Trump cited a letter from Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte that encouraged Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Cook over unsubstantiated claims of fraud related to two mortgages.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
20 Aug. 2025
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The deportations – part of a program Iran announced in March – radically increased in the days after Iran’s conflict with Israel, fueled by unsubstantiated claims that Afghans had spied for Israel prior to and during the attacks.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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