as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
the accusation proved to be unfounded
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Recent Examples of unfounded
But Trump's accusations around Taiwan's semiconductor industry are new — and unfounded, according to Bonnie Glaser, director of the German Marshall Fund's Indo-Pacific Program.
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Ashish Valentine, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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
Vogel found each of those allegations to be unfounded — that is, there was not enough evidence to show the allegations actually happened — according to the reports provided by CBI.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfounded
Ashish Valentine, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
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
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
Vogel found each of those allegations to be unfounded — that is, there was not enough evidence to show the allegations actually happened — according to the reports provided by CBI.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 3 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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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
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The allegation that the Chinese Government supports hacking is groundless and with ulterior motives.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Feb. 2011
Adjective
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On several occasions, Trump has made unsubstantiated claims that the Biden administration held up Williams and Wilmore's return due to political reasons.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Relatives of the new Guantanamo detainees and advocacy groups have accused the U.S. government of holding immigrants without access to counsel or any means of asserting their rights, amid unsubstantiated or disputed accusations of criminal ties.—
Morgan Lee and Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Unfounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfounded. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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