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Synonyms for groundless
ˈgraʊnd lɪsground·less
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
groundless
Synonyms:
vain, supposititious, unfounded, baseless, fanciful, gratuitous, chimerical, falseAntonyms:
well-founded, substantial, authoritative, actual, authentic
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, unfounded, 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, barbaric, furious, light, unwarranted, looseAntonyms:
supported
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
groundlessadjective
Synonyms:
unfounded, chimerical, baseless, unauthorized
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "groundless":
unfounded, baseless, unsubstantiated, ill-founded, unjustified, unwarranted, ungrounded, untenable, unprovoked, basis
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#613 | light | |
#1361 | basis | |
#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 | |
#16835 | furious | |
#18847 | raging | |
#21803 | undue | |
#26177 | barbarian | |
#36686 | unfounded | |
#37511 | jobless | |
#37717 | unwarranted | |
#39008 | gratuitous | |
#40761 | unjustified | |
#43810 | barbaric | |
#44241 | fanciful | |
#50334 | unsubstantiated | |
#51788 | untamed | |
#52784 | untenable | |
#60134 | baseless | |
#61305 | dotty | |
#61739 | gaga | |
#72925 | indefensible | |
#78137 | unprovoked | |
#78907 | unjustifiable | |
#84338 | groundless | |
#102327 | uncivilized | |
#106455 | tempestuous | |
#123091 | ungrounded | |
#157947 | insupportable | |
#162789 | godforsaken | |
#210635 | chimerical | |
#212127 | unwarrantable | |
#236180 | uncivilised |
How to use groundless in a sentence?
It is profoundly disappointing to be treated in such a grotesquely unfair manner. The decision to cancel my visa was based on unfounded speculations that are prejudiced and groundless, there are many Australian companies in China, aren't they more likely to be susceptible to potential manipulation by the Chinese government?
We never pick a fight or bully others. But we have principles and guts. We will push back against any deliberate insult, resolutely defend our national honor and dignity, and we will refute all groundless slander with facts.
A groundless rumor often covers a lot of ground.
The United States accusations against China are groundless and senseless. They only expose the evil motives of United States to interfere with counterterrorism efforts in Xinjiang and thwart China's development.
My arrest this morning is outrageous and arbitrary, it is part of another attempt by some individuals at Nissan to silence me by misleading the prosecutors. Why arrest me except to try to break me ? I will not be broken. I am innocent of the groundless charges and accusations against me.
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