as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
the accusation proved to be unfounded
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Recent Examples of unfounded
Hobbs also said that many of the rumors of ICE raids are likely unfounded.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Many of the reports are unfounded, the emails show.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Green’s explosive and unfounded comments about Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns went viral after their first meeting on March 4, igniting controversy, backlash and plenty of receipts that aged poorly.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Fear of failure blocks action, dissuades discovery and growth, distorts reality, and creates inaccurate and unfounded narratives.
—Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfounded
Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Many of the reports are unfounded, the emails show.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Green’s explosive and unfounded comments about Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns went viral after their first meeting on March 4, igniting controversy, backlash and plenty of receipts that aged poorly.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Fear of failure blocks action, dissuades discovery and growth, distorts reality, and creates inaccurate and unfounded narratives.
—Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfounded
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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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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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
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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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“Unfounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfounded. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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