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
Trump has repeatedly made baseless claims that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election, specifically in Georgia, that contributed to his election loss to Biden.
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Isabella Murray, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Bondi was an early backer of those baseless claims, as were other Justice Department appointees.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Iran has dismissed as baseless allegations that its intelligence officers sought to kidnap or kill her.
—Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
And this isn’t just baseless optimism or a yearning for the way business was done in years past.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Both Meta and YouTube parent Google said in statements that the allegations in the lawsuits are baseless.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
To be clear, the concerns are baseless.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Naroditsky denied the allegations and had the support of other chess grandmasters who painted them as baseless.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Isabella Murray, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
There are so many reasons to be mad; the mostly baseless and endless attacks on higher education, the dismantling of life-saving research, ICE, the subverting of policy that redresses shameful social harms.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Bondi was an early backer of those baseless claims, as were other Justice Department appointees.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Iran has dismissed as baseless allegations that its intelligence officers sought to kidnap or kill her.
—Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
And this isn’t just baseless optimism or a yearning for the way business was done in years past.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Both Meta and YouTube parent Google said in statements that the allegations in the lawsuits are baseless.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
To be clear, the concerns are baseless.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Naroditsky denied the allegations and had the support of other chess grandmasters who painted them as baseless.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
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The Fourth Amendment protects people against unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Those are clear violations of the Fourth Amendment’s safeguards against unreasonable searches and seizures, which were adopted to prevent the exercise of arbitrary government power.—
Yohuru Williams,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Public health experts also criticized the president for making unfounded claims about highly politicized health issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Concerns about the validity of the ransom note are not unfounded.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 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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In a court filing last week, Drummond’s office said the lawmakers leveled unsubstantiated attacks at Hiett and other officials but failed to challenge the validity of the fuel-adjustment clause orders themselves.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
3 Feb. 2026
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As The Sunday Times reported, there is no indication that the former advisor was aware of the emails or the unsubstantiated allegations.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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