as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
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But the comparison of the former Pac-12 to the new Pac-12 isn’t unreasonable, either.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025 -
Reasons to hire Gen Z include their focus on balance and staying grounded—which have the benefit of reducing burnout or unreasonable expectations.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sheriff’s officials said a report of a suspicious package at the Encinitas transit center early Thursday turned out to be unfounded.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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During the 2024 presidential election, Trump doubled down on unfounded claims that Haitians were eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The claims against Trump’s character are not groundless.—
Avi Nelson,
Boston Herald,
30 Oct. 2024
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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
Adjective
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It's been marked by inaccuracies, miscalculations and unsubstantiated claims of budget cutting.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Trump Administration's DOGE has made unsubstantiated claims of high levels of Social Security fraud, and has initiated federal worker layoffs could exacerbate existing staffing issues at the Social Security Administration.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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