as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
please stop making groundless accusations against innocent people fears of a strike proved groundless
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Recent Examples of groundless
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.
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 24 June 2025
On Thursday, Gottlieb and Hudson blasted the lawsuit as legally groundless and an effort to silence the actress.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The rider who smashed his phone insisted in an interview with Chinese state media that the complaint lodged against him was groundless.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 24 June 2025
On Thursday, Gottlieb and Hudson blasted the lawsuit as legally groundless and an effort to silence the actress.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.
—Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
The rider who smashed his phone insisted in an interview with Chinese state media that the complaint lodged against him was groundless.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundless
Adjective
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Sales goals have proven unreasonable.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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If a person’s disability is disturbing or harming other residents, allowing that disturbance to continue could be an unreasonable accommodation and therefore not protected by Fair Housing laws.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Moscow has called the accusations unfounded.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Trump has pushed unfounded claims that Biden didn’t understand what was going on during his presidency because of his use of an autopen to sign legislation and pardons.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, none of these concerns are baseless.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
21 Sep. 2025
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Open Society Foundations has openly contested that these allegations are baseless.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Groundless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundless. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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