as in unreasonable
having no basis in reason or fact
baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids
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Recent Examples of baseless
After Howard King was replaced for a time by attorney Mark Geragos, Geragos made a new but equally baseless $40 million demand on behalf of the Cascios.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The petition seeking a special prosecutor is frivolous, contains baseless allegations and gross misrepresentations of the law.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Both the White House and the Labor Department initially said the reports of wrongdoing were baseless.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors looking to strip Eastman of his law license had depicted him as fabricating a baseless theory and making false claims of fraud in hopes of overturning the results of the election.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gregg Phillips, a far-right conspiracy theorist who has been previously cited by the president for his baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election, was tapped to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery in December 2025.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
So the appeal isn’t totally baseless.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
In a court filing in October 2025, the defendants called the suit baseless.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Deere at the time said the claims were baseless.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The petition seeking a special prosecutor is frivolous, contains baseless allegations and gross misrepresentations of the law.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Both the White House and the Labor Department initially said the reports of wrongdoing were baseless.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors looking to strip Eastman of his law license had depicted him as fabricating a baseless theory and making false claims of fraud in hopes of overturning the results of the election.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gregg Phillips, a far-right conspiracy theorist who has been previously cited by the president for his baseless claims about fraud in the 2020 presidential election, was tapped to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery in December 2025.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
So the appeal isn’t totally baseless.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
In a court filing in October 2025, the defendants called the suit baseless.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
Deere at the time said the claims were baseless.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseless
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Gill's decision came after Scott's lawyer requested to suspend the trial on the grounds that the grandparents had not met the state statute requiring them to prove Scott's decision to keep them from seeing Laila was unreasonable.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Keirans, 59, argued the 144-month prison term was unreasonable and that special conditions of supervised release were improper.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An Amazon spokesperson said workers’ fears were unfounded.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Experts say those concerns are not unfounded.—
Larry Seward,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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The former proved ultimately groundless while the latter came to pass, but not until the market was glutted.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers, judges and other public servants, all under groundless presidential attack.—
James D. Zirin,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Multiple women came forward with detailed and serious allegations—including specific claims of drugging, rape, and assault—relatively quickly after initial reports, suggesting a verifiable pattern rather than mere unsubstantiated rumor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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The push for peptides (both in injectable and non-injectable forms) has accelerated in recent years as influencers and manufacturers alike tout myriad benefits, many unsubstantiated by research.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Baseless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baseless. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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