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[ uhn-foun-did ] / ʌnˈfaʊn dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfounded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithout foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions. not established; not founded: the prophet of a religion as yet unfounded. Origin of unfoundedFirst recorded in 1640–50; un-1 + found2 + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR unfounded1 groundless, idle, false, unjustified, unsubstantiated. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfounded ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unfoundedun·found·ed·ly, adverbun·found·ed·ness, nounWords nearby unfoundedunformatted, unformed, unforthcoming, unfortunate, unfortunately, unfounded, unfranked income, unfreeze, unfrequented, unfriend, unfriended Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unfoundedIn this, I would later figure out that both of those concerns were unfounded. Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it is unfounded fear by an American public at minimal risk of contracting the illness that is confounding those efforts. Quarantine Turns Ebola Heroes Into Pariahs|Russell Saunders|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Health officials , doctors and researchers roundly agree that these concerns are unfounded. Mississippi: Last In Everything, First In Vaccinations|Brandy Zadrozny|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST One might wonder if Mario thinks that Judge Rakoff, too, had reached an “outrageous, unfounded conclusion” about his son. Andrew Cuomo’s Do-Gooders Done Wrong|Lloyd Green|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barry described the reports of him having affairs as “unfounded” and “crazy.” Speed Read: Marion Barry’s Crazy Memoir|William O’Connor|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST He asserts, and no doubt with perfect truth, that these were unfounded. Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould This report of the provisions of the city appeared, in the sequel, to be unfounded. Journal of a Residence at Bagdad|Anthony Groves I can trust you, Antoinette; I shall have no suspicion, no unfounded jealousy of you. The Duchesse de Langeais|Honore de Balzac I beg the owners of dogs not to be led away by so unfounded an opinion. The Dog|Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson Such is often fictitious and unfounded altogether, and should be treated with marked silence. Irene Iddesleigh|Amanda McKittrick Ros
British Dictionary definitions for unfounded
adjective(of ideas, allegations, etc) baseless; groundless not yet founded or established Derived forms of unfoundedunfoundedly, adverbunfoundedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unfoundedbaseless, unwarranted, untrue, illogical, gratuitous, spurious, untruthful, unjustified, groundless, unsubstantiated, misleading, deceptive, false, fabricated, unproven, bottomless, fallacious, idle, mendacious, trumped up |