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
Lively’s attorneys, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, blasted the suit as legally groundless and an effort to silence her.
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Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill was first introduced last year as Republicans focused on noncitizen voting
Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies repeated the groundless claim that Democrats planned to cheat by encouraging noncitizens to illegally vote.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Yet there’s much more to be said about Ohanian’s original article, as well as the glee with which conservatives seized on its headline claim as the basis for largely groundless attacks on California’s economic policies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill was first introduced last year as Republicans focused on noncitizen voting
Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies repeated the groundless claim that Democrats planned to cheat by encouraging noncitizens to illegally vote.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The claims of an invasion of the Eastern seaboard by swarms of drones has every marker of a groundless social media frenzy.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Yet there’s much more to be said about Ohanian’s original article, as well as the glee with which conservatives seized on its headline claim as the basis for largely groundless attacks on California’s economic policies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundless
Adjective
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At this juncture, a 10-7 regular season record isn’t unreasonable.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025
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Are my feelings unreasonable? – Mother-of-the-Groom Gloom Dear Mother: Your feelings are completely reasonable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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However, kidney and urology experts say this fear is unfounded.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
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South Africa has categorically denied the allegations and the country's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation told its American counterparts earlier this month that the claims were unfounded.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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“Groundless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundless. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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