Baseless
having no base; without foundation; groundless:
a baseless claim.
Contemporary Examples
But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike IranWire December 17, 2014
This is, in my view, a baseless smear against Democrats, who deserve better than to be associated with the likes of Charlie Crist.
Good Riddance to a Worthless Pol Reihan Salam April 28, 2010
When I refused a quickie divorce on his terms, he served me with divorce papers filled with baseless complaints.
My Fight to Stop My Divorce Beverly Willett August 27, 2010
The charges were as convoluted, baseless—and to the average voter, as opaque as the confected allegations about Benghazi.
The Obama Scandals Are Desperate Measures by the GOP Robert Shrum May 16, 2013
It’s almost tempting to be thankful to Palin, and her baseless conviction that a majority of Americans are on her side.
Election Night Fallout The Daily Beast November 2, 2010
Historical Examples
It is considered “smart” by those who mistake denunciation and abuse for wit, and baseless assumption for truth.
Facts and Figures Concerning the Hoosac Tunnel John J. Piper
Like the baseless fabric of a vision Left not a wrack behind.
The Lighthouse R.M. Ballantyne
He again dismisses the widely accepted theory of a period of gloom and increasing pessimism as baseless.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway Martin Brown Ruud
But my fears that their mental suggestions might obsess her were baseless.
It Happened in Egypt C. N. Williamson
The whole of the propositions following the first are so built upon it, that if it fails they are baseless.
A Few Words About the Devil Charles Bradlaugh
adjective
not based on fact; unfounded: a baseless supposition
adj.
c.1600, from base (n.) + -less. Related: Baselessly; baselessness.
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