as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
a careful investigation proved that the charges were foundationless
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Adjective
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At this juncture, a 10-7 regular season record isn’t unreasonable.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
25 May 2025 -
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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For Parker, the accusation that Moretti used too much force was also unfounded.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Creating a spinoff series around the villain who killed Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman) in The Suicide Squad was a bold move but my initial doubts proved unfounded.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2025
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“Foundationless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foundationless. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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