baseless
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5.0
- adjective
- /ˈbeɪsləs/
:
infundado
- After all, if an incumbent president makes such a statement, it's national news no matter how baseless.
- baseless accusation
No one should be subjected to cruel and baseless insults.
- No one should be subjected to cruel and baseless insults.
- Over decades, the archdiocese called the accusations baseless and reckless.
- Their claims seem to be pretty much baseless.
- They stole his first term with that wild goose chase based on the Clinton campaign's baseless lies.
- Resident VRM specialist Bill Zoid has done his take on the, as he calls it, baseless speculation on the reference PCB.
- Adani just dismissed most of Hindenburg's questions as disproven and baseless allegations or misleading claims.
- It was a one long game of Trump the pinata with a bunch of attacks that in many cases were utterly baseless.
- So then, are their claims completely baseless, or is this little device about to shake up the way you listen to music?
Examples
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Her accusations were baseless, as there was no proof to support her claims.
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These charges are scurrilous and baseless.
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So then, are their claims completely baseless, or is this little device about to shake up the way you listen to music?
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The company issued a statement calling the lawsuit "baseless" and saying that it would defend itself in court.
Blog text (1) -
I mean, sullying my client's good name with baseless claims.
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I owe you no explanation for such a baseless accusation.
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Now, the charges against Darnell Houston are baseless.
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Over decades, the archdiocese called the accusations baseless and reckless.
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What you're accusing us of is baseless and insulting.
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Consequently, fears about this particular assessment unduly influencing what is done in arts education programs seem baseless.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
92
2.2
Not correct compared with the facts
46
5.6
No facts or proof support it
38
7.5
Not supported by facts or proof
34
5.2
Unimportant talk with no real reason
31
7.0
Not having a good reason or official permission
26
7.0
Not likely to be true or hard to believe
9
5.0
Not backed by facts or proof
8
6.7
Has no facts or good reason to support it
Not based on real facts or evidence
Not able to be proved with evidence
Not supported by facts
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Etymology
Baseless is made from base meaning 'foundation' or 'bottom' and the ending -less meaning 'without', so picture a house with no base. So, if an idea is baseless it has no foundation in fact and is not supported.