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
Now, one population, transgender youth and collegians, are targeted for specific and baseless discrimination.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
On the evening of June 2, his baseless case was further undercut when Republican Steve Hilton won the second spot on November’s ballot for governor, up against Democrat Xavier Becerra.
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Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Skepticism of elections flared up recently in California after Trump made a baseless claim that Democrats were cheating to defeat a Republican candidate for governor and another for Los Angeles mayor.
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Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
White House officials called those allegations baseless and asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
White House officials have dismissed the suit as baseless.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
Nevertheless, the main problem lies with those making baseless claims based on their feelings.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Cook rejected the charges as baseless, calling them politically motivated.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
In the second term, the Justice Department no longer sets itself at a polite distance from the baseless allegations shared by the president in his late-night Truth Social posts.
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Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
On the evening of June 2, his baseless case was further undercut when Republican Steve Hilton won the second spot on November’s ballot for governor, up against Democrat Xavier Becerra.
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Jackie Calmes,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
Skepticism of elections flared up recently in California after Trump made a baseless claim that Democrats were cheating to defeat a Republican candidate for governor and another for Los Angeles mayor.
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Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
White House officials called those allegations baseless and asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
White House officials have dismissed the suit as baseless.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
11 June 2026
Nevertheless, the main problem lies with those making baseless claims based on their feelings.
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The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Cook rejected the charges as baseless, calling them politically motivated.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
In the second term, the Justice Department no longer sets itself at a polite distance from the baseless allegations shared by the president in his late-night Truth Social posts.
—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
Adjective
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The lesion that was removed is from the part of the brain that causes moments of unfounded fear.
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The rumors, so far, have proved unfounded.
Adjective
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China says such allegations are groundless.
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Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.
Adjective
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Conjecture over that evidence fueled unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that there might have been a second shooter, or that his death was staged.
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Conjecture over the evidence in Kirk’s killing has fueled unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that there might have been a second shooter, or that his death was staged.
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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