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
Lively’s attorneys, Mike Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, blasted the suit as legally groundless and an effort to silence her.
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Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill was first introduced last year as Republicans focused on noncitizen voting
Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies repeated the groundless claim that Democrats planned to cheat by encouraging noncitizens to illegally vote.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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
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Elizabeth Rosner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The bill was first introduced last year as Republicans focused on noncitizen voting
Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies repeated the groundless claim that Democrats planned to cheat by encouraging noncitizens to illegally vote.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundless
Adjective
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The vast majority of post commenters assured the OP that her feelings are completely valid and that her mother is being unreasonable.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But leading the team to the Finals is not an unreasonable request.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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More recently, unfounded antagonism against immigrants is being used to sow fear across many Orlando-area communities.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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Bolsonaro has already been banned by Brazil's top electoral court from running in elections until 2030 over abuse of power while in office and casting unfounded doubts on the country's electronic voting system.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 June 2025
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“Groundless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundless. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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