ungrounded
adjective
un·ground·ed
ˌən-ˈgrau̇n-dəd 
1
a
: lacking a sound basis for belief, action, or argument : not provided with a reason or justification
Ungrounded in fact, such conjecture gives the reader no insight into the life of the subject …—
Michiko Kakutani
: groundless
Michiko Kakutanian ungrounded accusation
b
: lacking basic information : uninstructed
They are not wrongheaded … so much as hazily over-optimistic, ungrounded in what Europe really is, and governed by wishful thinking.—Nicholas Fraser
Nicholas Fraser2
: not connected electrically with the ground
an ungrounded outlet
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Balle is so unbelievably good at rooting her narrator down into exorbitant details in the midst of an utterly ungrounded premise (being stuck in November 18th).
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But the bigger problem is that the performances are ungrounded.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Suspicions of Russian involvement were ungrounded, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, said in a statement sent to Reuters.
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Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
But the bigger problem is that the performances are ungrounded.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The resulting management overhead — spending elite engineering time correcting outputs and paying the high token costs of ungrounded prompts — eventually outweighs the initial speed of creation.
—Mohith Shrivastava, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
Suspicions of Russian involvement were ungrounded, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, said in a statement sent to Reuters.
—CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Ungrounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungrounded. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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