Get to know Unfounded better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like baseless or groundless.
Unfounded meaning
- Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.
- Not having been founded or instituted.
- Bottomless.
Synonyms of Unfounded
Using Unfounded
- The main meaning on this page is: Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts. | Not having been founded or instituted. | Bottomless.
- Useful related words include: baseless, groundless, idle, unwarranted.
- In the example corpus, unfounded often appears in combinations such as: unfounded and, and unfounded, unfounded claims.
Context around Unfounded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 12 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unfounded
- In this selection, "unfounded" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, completely, expressing, blamed, claims, fears and voter stand out and add context to how "unfounded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include allegations are unfounded and allegations were unfounded and politically. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unfounded" sits close to words such as affleck, amounting and atari, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unfounded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Fears over TikTok’s security are not completely unfounded. (9 words)
Kim Kardashian blasted Kanye West for starting unfounded rumors that she was sleeping with Drake! (15 words)
According to media reports at the time, the investigating committee determined his corruption claims to be unfounded. (17 words)
And any notion of the hosts letting up in the final quarter was unfounded as England crossed for three more tries with Tamzin Renouf, Keara Bennett and Emily Rudge all scoring to bring up the 60-point mark for Barrow’s side. (42 words)
For about 90 minutes on Thursday, the state House of Representatives Ethics Committee questioned Harris about the Feb. 23 meeting, in an attempt to determine if she knew in advance that the speaker planned to spread wild and unfounded allegations. (40 words)
Efforts to spread unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud and promote a return to counting ballots by hand, driven largely by volunteers and local rightwing political groups, are aided by prominent figures such as the MyPillow founder, Mike Lindell. (39 words)
Kim Kardashian blasted Kanye West for starting unfounded rumors that she was sleeping with Drake! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to media reports at the time, the investigating committee determined his corruption claims to be unfounded.
Also, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Chris Finebone, said the parties were expressing unfounded fears and propaganda.
And any notion of the hosts letting up in the final quarter was unfounded as England crossed for three more tries with Tamzin Renouf, Keara Bennett and Emily Rudge all scoring to bring up the 60-point mark for Barrow’s side.
As Bailey proved to be a widely acclaimed Ariel, she easily proved the attacks were completely unfounded all along.
As of this October, free parking permits have been issued for nearly 1,150 EVs, and according to the city, incentivizing parking for such a large number of vehicles in Central Tartu is unfounded.
Bolsonaro, who, like Trump, blamed unfounded voter fraud conspiracies for his loss, is facing at least half a dozen investigations which could disqualify him from holding political office or result in a criminal sentence.
CPS say despite the protests outside the Canyon Meadows Pool where the incident involving a transgender individual was rumoured to happen, a thorough police investigation showed the allegations are unfounded.
Despite the unfounded concerns about wildlife deaths, the New Jersey government has pressed ahead with the developments, inviting bids for more turbines as recently as the last few months.
Doherty said: “It has come to our attention that this group (the merger of Peter Obi and Atiku supporters) is organizing a protest in London to propagate unfounded claims about the educational credentials of President Bola Tinubu.
Dr. Jagdeo denied the accusations and deflected any responsibility, stating that the allegations were unfounded and politically motivated.
Efforts to spread unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud and promote a return to counting ballots by hand, driven largely by volunteers and local rightwing political groups, are aided by prominent figures such as the MyPillow founder, Mike Lindell.
Fears over TikTok’s security are not completely unfounded.
For about 90 minutes on Thursday, the state House of Representatives Ethics Committee questioned Harris about the Feb. 23 meeting, in an attempt to determine if she knew in advance that the speaker planned to spread wild and unfounded allegations.
He denied accusations that the university was blocking applications from Scottish domiciled students in favour of feepayers, saying the notion was “unfounded”.
In 2004, a Senate Intelligence Committee report concluded the CIA had provided unfounded assessments of the threat posed by Iraq that the Bush administration had relied on to justify going to war.
Italian media claimed that Leclerc had met with Elkann to seek assurances regarding the team's future, but he has since hitout at those "unfounded" rumours.
Jamaica’s chief liaison service officer in Canada, Kenneth Phillips, had rebuffed claims of mistreatment by farmworkers in the North American country, calling their reports “misguided” and “unfounded”.
Kim Kardashian blasted Kanye West for starting unfounded rumors that she was sleeping with Drake!
Moscow has previously called criticism of its domestic rights record unfounded and denied targeting civilians in Ukraine, where it says it is carrying out a “special military operation” to destroy military infrastructure.
Much of what is said or implied over the current period is likely to be based on unfounded rumour or conjecture and should therefore be disregarded.
Common combinations with unfounded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- unfounded and 19×
- and unfounded 18×
- unfounded claims 14×
- unfounded allegations 13×
- are unfounded 11×
- the unfounded 11×
- were unfounded 11×
- as unfounded 11×
- be unfounded 9×
- was unfounded 8×