What is another word for unfounded?
Synonyms for unfounded
ʌnˈfaʊn dɪdun·found·ed
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Wiktionary
unfoundedadjective
Synonyms:
baseless, ungrounded, groundlessunfoundedadjective
Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.
Synonyms:
groundless, baseless, ungrounded
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unfounded
Synonyms:
false, groundless, baseless, vain, idle
Princeton's WordNet
baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wildadjective
without a basis in reason or fact
"baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
Synonyms:
insupportable, jobless, gaga, raging, violent, untamed, unwarrantable, dead, out of work, hazardous, tempestuous, undue, indefensible, godforsaken, dotty, unjustified, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, wild, savage, fantastic, barbarian, unjustifiable, crazy, raving mad, unused, groundless, barbaric, furious, light, unwarranted, looseAntonyms:
supported
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unfoundedadjective
Synonyms:
baseless, groundless
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unfounded":
groundless, baseless, ill-founded, unsubstantiated, unjustified, unwarranted, ungrounded, unreasonable, unjustifiable, gratuitous
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#613 | light | |
#1700 | dead | |
#1980 | waste | |
#2028 | wild | |
#2392 | false | |
#3304 | crazy | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5700 | hazardous | |
#5940 | violent | |
#6547 | angry | |
#9013 | idle | |
#9792 | savage | |
#10035 | unused | |
#15665 | risky | |
#15690 | vain | |
#16024 | unreasonable | |
#16835 | furious | |
#18847 | raging | |
#21803 | undue | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#36686 | unfounded | |
#37511 | jobless | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#39008 | gratuitous | |
#40761 | unjustified | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#50334 | unsubstantiated | |
#51788 | untamed | |
#60134 | baseless | |
#61305 | dotty | |
#61739 | gaga | |
#72925 | indefensible | |
#78907 | unjustifiable | |
#84338 | groundless | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#106455 | tempestuous | |
#123091 | ungrounded | |
#157947 | insupportable | |
#162789 | godforsaken | |
#212127 | unwarrantable | |
#236180 | uncivilised |
How to use unfounded in a sentence?
It is a difficult and demanding process, allegations that President Obama or former Secretary of State Clinton completed the final U.S. step in enabling the agreement to come into force because of financial contributions made to the Clinton Foundation are unfounded.
Using unfounded claims and misinformation is something no one in any position of power should do, and you deserve better... As a public servant, I need to be careful making statements out of misinformation, and I take this to heart.
Our optimism is not unfounded, i see us behind Ferrari over the race distance but ahead of Mercedes.
In my opinion, what a U.S. official put forward when saying that the United State of America intends to reduce to zero Iranian oil exports, are actually remarks that I think are exaggerated and on a practical level will never be able to be implemented, it really is an unfounded and unfair thing to suggest that one day all oil-producing countries will be able to export oil, while Iran won’t be able to do so.
I was never involved in any criminal activity. The government is attempting to criminalize a routine constituent service : job recommendations. That is not illegal, and these other charges are equally unfounded, throughout my 50 years as a public servant, I worked to address the needs of my constituents, always keeping in mind the high standards required and the trust the public placed in me. I adamantly deny these accusations and look back proudly on my time as an elected official, serving the people of Illinois.
Translations for unfounded
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- неоснователен, необоснованBulgarian
- infundatCatalan, Valencian
- nepodloženýCzech
- grundlos, unbegründetGerman
- infundadoSpanish
- perusteetonFinnish
- infondé, dénué de fondement, sans fondement, non fondéFrench
- megalapozatlan, alaptalanHungarian
- 根拠Japanese
- bêbingehKurdish
- infundadoPortuguese
- необоснованный, беспочвенный, безосновательныйRussian
- obefogad, grundlös, ogrundadSwedish
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