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baseless

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base·less  (bsls)
adj.
Having no basis or foundation in fact; unfounded.
Synonyms: baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted
These adjectives mean being without a basis or foundation in fact: a baseless accusation; groundless rumors; idle gossip; unfounded suspicions; unwarranted jealousy.
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs]
adj
not based on fact; unfounded a baseless supposition
baselessly  adv
baselessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.baselessbaseless - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, idle, wild
unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations"
baseless
adjective unfounded, false, fabricated, unconfirmed, spurious, unjustified, unproven, unsubstantiated, groundless, unsupported, trumped up, without foundation, unjustifiable, uncorroborated, ungrounded, without basis The government has described the reports as completely baseless.
supported, proven, confirmed, verified, validated, substantiated, corroborated, well-founded, authenticated
Translations
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs] ADJ → infundado
baseless [ˈbeɪsləs] adj (= unfounded) [accusation, rumour, report] → sans fondement
baseless
adj accusations etc → ohne Grundlage, aus der Luft gegriffen; fears, suspicion also → unbegründet, grundlos
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs] adj (gossip) → infondato/a
baseless [ˈbeɪslɪs] adj (gossip) → infondato/a


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Moreover, the assertion made by various writers that his cold was the cause of his dispositions not being as well planned as on former occasions, and of his orders during the battle not being as good as previously, is quite baseless, which again shows that Napoleon's cold on the twenty-sixth of August was unimportant.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Her perfectly baseless conviction that time would yet bring about my meeting with Mary, partly irritated, partly amused me.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
All the hints and affirmations of others I treated as malignant, baseless slanders; your own self-accusations I believed to be overstrained; and all that seemed unaccountable in your position I trusted that you could account for if you chose.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Bronte, Anne View in context
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