GROUNDLESS


Meaning of GROUNDLESS in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

groundless (= without any reason )

As it turned out, these fears were groundless.

unfounded/groundless (= not based on facts or reason )

The accusation is totally unfounded.

The embassy denied what it called groundless accusations about its involvement in the attack.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A message from Interpol confirmed that our Inspector's suspicions were far from groundless .

Fleury dismissed our fears as groundless , though he was secretly alarmed.

The charges against him are groundless .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But their fear is groundless , I do have to say.

Fears that radiotherapy would cause genetic mutations leading to handicaps in offspring appear to be groundless , according to studies among 3,000 survivors.

On the face of it, these fears are groundless .

Such groundless critiques, however, have contributed to the perception of Washington as a Neanderthal man.

Such awards are made to discourage plaintiffs from bringing groundless lawsuits which burden the courts.

The assumption is groundless both theoretically and empirically.

The distinction between the arbitrary and the suggestive is ultimately groundless .

This suggests that some previous doubts are groundless .

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