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foundationless

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Synonyms & Antonyms of foundationless

having no basis in reason or fact

a careful investigation proved that the charges were foundationless

Synonyms for foundationless

baseless,
groundless,
invalid,
nonvalid,
unfounded,
unreasonable,
unsubstantiated,
unsupported,
unwarranted

Words Related to foundationless

illogical,
irrational,
nonlogical,
unconscionable,
unsound

fallacious,
false,
misled,
wrong

gratuitous,
uncalled-for,
unnecessary

flimsy,
implausible,
misleading,
specious,
unconvincing,
untenable,
weak

ill-advised,
unreasoned

inconsistent

absurd,
asinine,
brainless,
crackpot,
crazy,
fatuous,
foolish,
half-witted,
harebrained,
meaningless,
nonsensical,
preposterous,
senseless,
silly,
simpleminded,
stupid,
unwise

insane,
lunatic,
mad,
nutty,
wacky
(also whacky)

Near Antonyms for foundationless

certified,
validated,
verified

confirmed,
corroborated

informed,
logical,
rational

commonsense,
sane,
sensible,
sober,
wise

actual,
genuine,
real,
true

certain,
sure

clear,
cogent,
compelling,
convincing,
credible,
persuasive,
plausible,
satisfying,
solid,
sound

Antonyms for foundationless

good,
hard,
just,
justified,
reasonable,
reasoned,
substantiated,
valid,
well-founded,
well-grounded

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