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unfounded

(ʌnfaʊndɪd)
adjective
If you describe a rumour, belief, or feeling as unfounded, you mean that it is wrong and is not based on facts or evidence.
...unfounded rumours that a police car had injured a young boy.
The allegations were totally unfounded.
However, these fears proved unfounded.
Synonyms: groundless, false, unjustified, unproven More Synonyms of unfounded

unfounded in British English

(ʌnˈfaʊndɪd)
adjective
1. 
(of ideas, allegations, etc) baseless; groundless
2. 
not yet founded or established
Derived forms
unfoundedly (unˈfoundedly)
adverb
unfoundedness (unˈfoundedness)
noun

unfounded in American English

(ʌnˈfaʊndɪd)
adjective
not founded on fact or truth; baseless

Examples of 'unfounded' in a sentence
unfounded

Their dark warnings about economic collapse proved to be unfounded.
The Sun (2016)
The allegation is unfounded, according to police.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The board has now concluded its investigation and found these rumours to be totally unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
His lawyer dismissed the allegations as unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet expectations of a deluge of cheap labour have so far proved unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The allegations were denied and they are totally unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
At most this student will be remembered for a while for being the subject of unfounded allegations.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The claims proved unfounded and were a disaster for politicians and spy chiefs alike.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My anxiety about the interview proved to be unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Early fears that residual values may be somewhat fragile have proven unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This was his first run since then, but fears that he might lack race fitness proved unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But growth should benefit, while the belief that inflation will be reignited is liable to prove unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A spokesman for the party said the allegations were totally unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The rumours are not unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This allegation is completely unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But his worries proved unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Again, his hopes proved unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The proposal follows complaints from parents and doctors, who faced fitness to practice claims when abuse fears had proved unfounded in the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I'm sure the allegations are totally unfounded and hope she gets what she deserves.
The Sun (2010)
But I can no longer allow her to continue to spread hurtful allegations that are totally unfounded and malicious.
The Sun (2016)
Sources close to her, though, said the rumours were unfounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They said that unfounded allegations would have no effect on his'good name '.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In very rare cases, the allegation may be unfounded, made out of malice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Friends may know no more than you do and some of their scare stories, which are probably totally unfounded, will not actually help.
Tondeur, Keith Say Goodbye to Debt (1994)
I think it is important to be clear that the Committee on Standards cleared you of the unfounded allegations made against you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
unfounded

British English: unfounded ADJECTIVE
If you describe a rumour, belief, or feeling as unfounded, you mean that it is wrong and is not based on facts or evidence.
Unfounded rumors of accounting problems hit stocks of other companies.
  • American English: unfounded
  • Brazilian Portuguese: infundado
  • Chinese: 无根据的
  • European Spanish: infundado
  • French: sans fondementN
  • German: unbegründet
  • Italian: infondato
  • Japanese: 事実無根の
  • Korean: 사실 무근의
  • European Portuguese: infundado
  • Latin American Spanish: infundado

Chinese translation of 'unfounded'

unfounded

(ʌnˈfaundɪd)

adj

  1. [allegations, fears] 没(沒)有根据(據)的 (méiyǒu gēnjù de)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of ideas, fears, or allegations) not based on facts or evidence
The allegations were totally unfounded.
Synonyms
groundless
A ministry official described the report as groundless.
false
This resulted in false information being entered.
unjustified
unproven
unsubstantiated
unsubstantiated rumours about his private life
idle
fabricated
spurious
trumped up
He was put on trial facing trumped up spy charges.
baseless
The government has described the reports as completely baseless.
without foundation
without basis
Opposites
proven
,
confirmed
,
justified
,
verified
,
factual
,
attested
,
substantiated

Additional synonyms

in the sense of baseless
Definition
not based on fact
The government has described the reports as completely baseless.
Synonyms
unfounded,
false,
fabricated,
unconfirmed,
spurious,
unjustified,
unproven,
unsubstantiated,
groundless,
unsupported,
trumped up,
without foundation,
unjustifiable,
uncorroborated,
ungrounded,
without basis
in the sense of false
Definition
not in accordance with the truth or facts
This resulted in false information being entered.
Synonyms
incorrect,
wrong,
mistaken,
misleading,
faulty,
inaccurate,
invalid,
improper,
unfounded,
erroneous,
inexact
in the sense of trumped up
Definition
(of charges, excuses, etc.) made up in order to deceive
He was put on trial facing trumped up spy charges.
Synonyms
invented,
made-up,
manufactured,
false,
fake,
contrived,
untrue,
fabricated,
concocted,
falsified,
cooked-up (informal),
phoney or phony (informal)

Nearby words of
unfounded

  • unforgivable
  • unfortunate
  • unfortunately
  • unfounded
  • unfrequented
  • unfriendly
  • unfruitful

Synonyms of 'unfounded'

unfounded

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of unsubstantiated
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
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