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View usage for: (graʊndləs) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]If you say that a fear, accusation, or story is groundless, you mean that it is not based on evidence and is unlikely to be true or valid. Fears that the world was about to run out of fuel proved groundless. A ministry official described the report as groundless. Synonyms: baseless, false, unfounded, unjustified More Synonyms of groundless groundless in British English (ˈɡraʊndlɪs) adjectivewithout reason or justification his suspicions were groundless Derived forms groundlessly (ˈgroundlessly) adverb groundlessness (ˈgroundlessness) noun groundless in American English (ˈgraʊndlɪs) adjective without reason or cause; unjustified Derived forms groundlessly (ˈgroundlessly) adverb groundlessness (ˈgroundlessness) noun Examples of 'groundless' in a sentencegroundless The courts are expert at weeding out groundless appeals.Not every criticism of this particular innovation is groundless.Fears of oil running out appear increasingly groundless. In other languagesgroundless British English: groundless ADJECTIVE If you say that a fear, accusation, or story is groundless, you mean that it is not based on evidence and is unlikely to be true. Fears that the world was about to run out of fuel proved groundless. - American English: groundless
- Brazilian Portuguese: infundado
- Chinese: 没有根据的
- European Spanish: infundado
- French: sans fondement
- German: unbegründet
- Italian: infondato
- Japanese: 根拠のない
- Korean: 사실무근의
- European Portuguese: infundado
- Latin American Spanish: infundado
Definition without reason or justification A ministry official described the report as groundless. Synonyms false unjustified unproven empty unauthorized unsupported uncorroborated unprovoked Opposites proven , supported , true , substantial , justified , real , reasonable , logical , well-founded Additional synonymsDefinition unnecessary or unwarranted Leo's uncalled-for remarks about her cousin Synonyms unnecessary, unjustified, unwarranted, inappropriate, needless, unwelcome, unjust, gratuitous, unprovoked, undeserved Definition (of ideas, fears, or allegations) not based on facts or evidence The allegations were totally unfounded. Synonyms groundless, false, unjustified, unproven, unsubstantiated, idle, fabricated, spurious, trumped up, baseless, without foundation, without basis Definition not yet confirmed or proved to be true unsubstantiated rumours about his private life Synonyms unconfirmed, unproven, unsupported, speculative, questionable, spurious, groundless, open to question, uncorroborated, conjectural, unestablished, unattested Nearby words ofgroundless - ground
- ground rule
- grounding
- groundless
- groundwork
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