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 Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025 -
This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The United Way said her claim was unfounded and raised issues about her work performance.—
Tyler Whetstone,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a statement, the Russian embassy said the allegations of interference in the lawmaker’s case were unfounded and unacceptable.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lively’s attorneys, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, blasted the suit as legally groundless and an effort to silence her.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The ultimate point here is not that all competition concerns about Google are necessarily groundless but that restrained enforcement of antitrust law, and Google’s concern about its reputation, are already driving the company to address legitimate concerns with practicable solutions.—
Berin Szoka,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2012
Adjective
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Grad didn’t offer evidence of his claim, and the theory remains publicly unsubstantiated.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have fueled fears of cuts to Social Security with their unsubstantiated rhetoric about fraud within the agency.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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