as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
the accusation proved to be unfounded
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Recent Examples of unfounded
Her most recent Coachella performance drew unfounded commentary likening it to Satanist rituals.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 May 2025
For Parker, the accusation that Moretti used too much force was also unfounded.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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, 11 May 2025
Murdoch reportedly offered Trump advice during his 2016 campaign, but the relationship cooled somewhat when his outlets were critical of the president's unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 6 May 2025
For Parker, the accusation that Moretti used too much force was also unfounded.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
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, 11 May 2025
Murdoch reportedly offered Trump advice during his 2016 campaign, but the relationship cooled somewhat when his outlets were critical of the president's unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfounded
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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The site has a history of promoting groundless conspiracy theories.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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One Democrat member even made the unsubstantiated argument that laws to keep trans athletes out of girls' sports would result in genital inspections of children.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Immigration authorities may reject frivolous or unsubstantiated cases.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
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“Unfounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfounded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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