baseless

adjective

Definition of baselessnext
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 baseless Judge Lebovits ruled in favor with the Times according to New York State’s Anti-SLAPP law, which protects against baseless legal proceedings stemming from attempts to stifle the press or free speech. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 28 July 2026 Trump’s narrow loss in Arizona in 2020 and his subsequent — and baseless — insistence that fraud accounted for the defeat has fueled an election denialism that Arizona voters have rarely rewarded. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 In an address from the White House tonight, the president sought to reveal proof for his baseless assertions of a 2020 vote marred by fraud. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Trump has spread baseless claims of widespread election fraud for years. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 These charges were so baseless that the Cook County State’s Attorney declined to prosecute me and expunged my name and the charge from the record. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 State Senator Tony Strickland, who represents Huntington and Newport Beach, said those concerns were baseless. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026 Fulton County will continue to do all that is needed to assure Georgia citizens that our election process is fair and proper and to show that the attacks against it are baseless. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
  1. unreasonable
  2. unfounded
  3. groundless
  4. unsubstantiated
Adjective
  • The standard is very low, and that is 'more probable than not' that this child may have been put in an unreasonable risk of harm.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In such an environment, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has argued that the S & P 500 can climb to 8,000 over the next few weeks, a level that is not too unreasonable given that the broader index was last trading around 7,750 — only 3% away.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • These fears, while unfounded, were indicative of something much worse—and marked a new, ominous chapter in the whale’s evolving symbolic import.
    — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Experts say these concerns are largely unfounded, but the conversation is bringing to light misconceptions about testosterone and masculinity.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfounded
Adjective
  • For Rocha, however, the claims examined in the documentary are groundless — and tiring.
    — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • But too often groundless complaints are filed concerning behavior that was an unremarkable part of growing up just a generation ago.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 21 May 2026
Definition of groundless
Adjective
  • But scrutiny is not a licence to distort facts, amplify unsubstantiated allegations or manufacture distractions designed to undermine progress.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has continued to make unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of unsubstantiated

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