Definitions for unfounded
ʌnˈfaʊn dɪdun·found·ed

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1. baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wildadjective

   without a basis in reason or fact

   "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"

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1. unfoundedadjective

   Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.

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1. unfounded

   Unfounded refers to a claim, accusation, belief, or idea that lacks a solid basis or justification, typically because it is not supported by evidence, facts, logical reasoning or foundations. It is considered groundless, baseless or unsubstantiated.

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1. Unfoundedadjective

   not founded; not built or established

2. Unfoundedadjective

   having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded expectations

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfounded

   un-fown′ded, adj. not founded or established: having no foundation, baseless: (Milt.) without bottom, bottomless.—adv. Unfoun′dedly.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfounded in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfounded in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of unfounded in a Sentence

1. Tucker Carlson:

   They didn’t hide their findings in footnotes, they got right to it in the title -- ‘False Accusations: The Unfounded Claim Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives,'.

2. Emmet Sullivan:

   The unfounded allegations are out there, and they're being made constantly by the former President.

3. Jonathan Hayes:

   Congressman Deutch mischaracterized data on allegations of sexual abuse, sexual harassment, or inappropriate sexual behavior made by minors at care facilities operated by HHS grantees. Congressman Deutch even went so far as to level the unfounded assertion that members of the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement( ORR) federal staff were the subjects of sexual abuse allegations. This was totally false, congressman Deutch knowing mischaracterization of the data -- and Congressman Deutch impugning of the ORR federal staff -- was an immoral and indecent insult to all of the career civil servants who are dedicated to ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the children in the unaccompanied alien children( UAC) program.

4. Steven Soderbergh:

   That was something we were going to do well before the nominations came out -- we talked about that in January. It's our belief -- that I think is not unfounded -- that actors' speeches tend to be more dramatic than producers' speeches. And so we thought it might be fun to mix it up, especially if people didn't know that was coming, so that was always part of the plan. And then when the nominations came out and there was even the possibility that Chadwick could win posthumously, our feeling was if he were to win and his widow were to speak on his behalf, there would be nowhere to go after that. So we stuck with it.

5. Richard Malka:

   This decision enshrines the freedom to criticise and enshrines the fact that his grievances were imaginary and unfounded.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unfounded
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unfounded
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfounded
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unfounded