groundless

  • 11groundless — adjective Date: 1602 having no ground or foundation < groundless fears > • groundlessly adverb • groundlessness noun …

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  • 12groundless — groundlessly, adv. groundlessness, n. /grownd lis/, adj. without rational basis: groundless fears. [bef. 900; ME: bottomless, unfathomable; OE grundleas. See GROUND1, LESS] Syn. baseless, unfounded, unjustified, idle. * * * …

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  • 13groundless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ Our fears proved totally groundless …

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  • 14groundless — adjective groundless accusations Syn: baseless, without basis, without foundation, ill founded, unfounded, unsupported, uncorroborated, unproven, empty, idle, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, without cause, without reason …

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  • 15groundless — UK [ˈɡraʊn(d)ləs] / US adjective not based on evidence or good reasons • Collocations: Nouns frequently used with groundless ▪  accusations, allegations, charges, claims, concerns, fears, suspicions, worries …

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  • 16groundless — ground•less [[t]ˈgraʊnd lɪs[/t]] adj. without rational basis; unfounded: groundless fears[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900 ground′less•ly, adv …

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  • 17groundless — /ˈgraʊndləs / (say growndluhs) adjective without basis or reason: groundless fears. –groundlessly, adverb –groundlessness, noun …

  • 18groundless rumor — index hearsay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19groundless story — index canard Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20groundless — adjective Without any grounds to support it; baseless …

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