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
Compounding that volume, legal workers say, is a disorienting veneer of legibility that AI can bring to flawed or baseless arguments.
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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 Islamabad, Pakistan’s Information Ministry said the claim was baseless.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 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
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 Islamabad, Pakistan’s Information Ministry said the claim was baseless.
—Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 14 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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Both Jaynes and Meany were accused by the Justice Department of aiding and abetting the deprivation of Taylor's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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When patients have few to no symptoms, a kidney biopsy seems like an expensive and unreasonable ask.—
Charles Schmidt,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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They are regurgitated from deeply alarming periods in our history and based on unfounded ideas.—
Megan Thiele Strong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The investigation was closed after authorities determined the woman’s claims were unfounded, the department said.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 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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For years, unsubstantiated speculation circulated publicly tying Smith’s death to members of the Murdaugh family.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán doubled down Monday on an unsubstantiated claim that Ukraine is deliberately holding back shipments of Russian oil, and accused Kyiv of seeking to topple his government.—
SAM McNEIL,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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