baseless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
Adjective
  • In the comments, many people criticized the niece for disregarding her uncle's feelings and making an unreasonable request.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Most Canadians supported the move and opposed the weekslong blockades, but the Federal Court of Canada ruled last year that the use of the powers was unreasonable.
    Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Given the fact that better returns did not keep Mauricio Pochettino, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte in the job, Postecoglou cannot claim that speculation about his future is unfounded.
    Matt Slater, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • China has said such fears are unfounded and has accused the U.S. of blocking some high-end technology exports to stunt its development.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The claims against Trump’s character are not groundless.
    Avi Nelson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • The producers failed to provide sufficient time or details for his representatives to address unsubstantiated claims, many from unidentified participants whose allegations lack context.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The lawsuit alleges that NewsNation did not verify Burgess' statements, amplifying unsubstantiated claims to millions of viewers.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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