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Groundless meaning

Without any grounds to support it; baseless.

Using Groundless

  • The main meaning on this page is: Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
  • Useful related words include: baseless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted.
  • In the example corpus, groundless often appears in combinations such as: groundless and, as groundless, is groundless.

Context around Groundless

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 12 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Groundless

  • In this selection, "groundless" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, baseless, absolutely, completely, accusations, speculation and assurances stand out and add context to how "groundless" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accept any groundless speculation and and accusation was groundless because he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "groundless" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with groundless

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

I would say this is utterly groundless. (7 words)

Russia dismissed Ukraine's case as groundless and hopeless. (9 words)

The esteemed author is trying to pass groundless speculation as fact. (11 words)

There is also another proverb that “if one suspects his neighbor of stealing his ax, all the behaviors of that innocent neighbor appear suspicious to him,” it refers to someone that harbors groundless suspicions in disregard of facts. (38 words)

Besides, the Supreme Court of Liberia, which is highest court in the land, is currently looking into the Leadership's fracas, and as such, any call to setup an interim leadership is baseless, groundless, and thoughtless. (36 words)

Without confirming that the balloon is being used for surveillance, Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said in a statement that China “has always strictly followed international law, we do not accept any groundless speculation and hype. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Besides, the Supreme Court of Liberia, which is highest court in the land, is currently looking into the Leadership's fracas, and as such, any call to setup an interim leadership is baseless, groundless, and thoughtless.

It complicated the on-the-ground investigation, and, as groundless accusations flew, it created more victims.

Martin Seiler, head of human resources at state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB), has described the nationwide strike as “groundless and unnecessary” and urged the unions to return to the negotiating table “immediately”.

New Delhi has argued the claim of interference is groundless, and has complained about posters by the advocacy group Sikhs for Justice seeking the home addresses of Indian diplomats.

Without confirming that the balloon is being used for surveillance, Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said in a statement that China “has always strictly followed international law, we do not accept any groundless speculation and hype.

As for some speculations, including in the media, that Belarus is allegedly losing its independence, the president said that they are absolutely groundless.

At the WRC, Virgin Media Ireland contended that Ms Shepherd’s complaint of discrimination due to family status “is groundless and misconceived”.

Russia dismissed Ukraine's case as groundless and hopeless.

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The accusations against those arrested are completely groundless, a position adopted by the NLC when accused of “financing terrorism”.

For weeks, President Donald Trump carved out a trail of groundless assurances about the coronavirus pandemic as health officials, governors and local officials sounded alarm about what was coming — and already here.

Russian lawmakers said Friday that claims of a missile hitting a Ukrainian jetliner over Iran were "groundless" and they accused the West of prematurely assigning blame to Tehran.

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry S. Peskov told reporters that they were “groundless accusations,” according to Tass, the Russian state news agency.

Today, Trump also renewed his groundless attacks on election technology firm Dominion Voting Systems, without evidence of any serious irregularities.

AA spokesperson Khaing Thukha said this is a groundless accusation and that the AA has no ties to terrorist organizations.

I would say this is utterly groundless.

The esteemed author is trying to pass groundless speculation as fact.

Defender Arayik Papikyan told “A1 +” that Tigran Arakelyan’s accusation was groundless because he was sleeping at home at that time.

In November Moscow rejected the Spanish suspicions as "groundless", likening them to "hysteria" in the United States, where investigations are ongoing into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election campaign.

There is also another proverb that “if one suspects his neighbor of stealing his ax, all the behaviors of that innocent neighbor appear suspicious to him,” it refers to someone that harbors groundless suspicions in disregard of facts.

The US has so far dismissed these Russian concerns as groundless.

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Common combinations with groundless

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "groundless" in a sentence?
An example: "Besides, the Supreme Court of Liberia, which is highest court in the land, is currently looking into the Leadership's fracas, and as such, any call to setup an interim leadership is baseless, groundless, and thoughtless." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "groundless" from authentic English texts.
What does "groundless" mean?
Groundless means: Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
What are synonyms of "groundless"?
Common synonyms of "groundless" include: baseless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild, unsupported.
How many example sentences with "groundless" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "groundless", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.