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
The claims against Trump’s character are not groundless.
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Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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
That’s based on the groundless notion that disability is easy to apply for and receive.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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
That’s based on the groundless notion that disability is easy to apply for and receive.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Groundless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundless. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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