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 continues to make baseless claims about widespread noncitizen voting, has attempted to change voter registration rules to include proof-of-citizenship requirements, and has directed the Justice Department to prioritize prosecuting noncitizens who register or vote.
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Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The progressive fear that the Abundance movement wants to take over the Democratic Party isn’t baseless at all — its adherents have plenty of influence in it now.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Stephen King recently spoke to The Times UK and criticized Hollywood’s superhero movies for often depicting baseless violence.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
In response to questions from The Tennessean, a Google spokesperson said the accusations are baseless and mischaracterize Google’s security functions.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
But some lawmakers say that argument is baseless and that yanking the grants has left the state less equipped to prevent tragedies like this week’s attack at Annunciation Catholic School.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Ishbia and his legal team have responded to this lawsuit, essentially saying that these claims are baseless and are a means to try and corner Ishbia into buying Kohlberg and Seldin’s share out for an exorbitant price.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An Iranian spokesman denounced the decision, and rejected the accusations of antisemitism as baseless, Iranian media reported.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher
amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Illinois political leaders did not take kindly to that, asserting that deploying soldiers would be baseless and a clear case of federal overreach.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Miles Parks, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The progressive fear that the Abundance movement wants to take over the Democratic Party isn’t baseless at all — its adherents have plenty of influence in it now.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Stephen King recently spoke to The Times UK and criticized Hollywood’s superhero movies for often depicting baseless violence.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
In response to questions from The Tennessean, a Google spokesperson said the accusations are baseless and mischaracterize Google’s security functions.
—Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
But some lawmakers say that argument is baseless and that yanking the grants has left the state less equipped to prevent tragedies like this week’s attack at Annunciation Catholic School.
—Curt Devine, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Ishbia and his legal team have responded to this lawsuit, essentially saying that these claims are baseless and are a means to try and corner Ishbia into buying Kohlberg and Seldin’s share out for an exorbitant price.
—Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
An Iranian spokesman denounced the decision, and rejected the accusations of antisemitism as baseless, Iranian media reported.
—Robert Birsel
shane Croucher
amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Illinois political leaders did not take kindly to that, asserting that deploying soldiers would be baseless and a clear case of federal overreach.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
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Russia is trying to paint Ukraine as the unreasonable party in negotiations, Ferris said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Darryl Morin, national president of Forward Latino, a Latino advocacy group based in Franklin, Wisconsin, said the decision erodes Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a growing body of research found that police regularly performed inadequate rape investigations, deciding reports were unfounded before interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence or testing DNA.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
11 Sep. 2025
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The classic Stern misdirect briefly confused listeners and leaned into the unfounded rumors that SiriusXM wasn't planning to renew Stern’s current five-year contract, which expires in December.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 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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Allowing the President to unlawfully remove Governor Cook on unsubstantiated and vague allegations would endanger the stability of our financial system and undermine the rule of law.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, noted that Trump’s promise that strong job growth is ahead contradicts his unsubstantiated claims that recent jobs data was faked to embarrass him.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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