unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd 
: lacking a sound basis : groundless, unwarranted
an unfounded accusation
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Examples of unfounded in a Sentence
the accusation proved to be unfounded
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In rallies and on social media, Trump has made unfounded claims that the president acted in banana republic-style fashion to orchestrate Trump’s New York conviction.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2024
Kennedy spoke at length about the unfounded claims that vaccines and gluten could cause or worsen autism.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 24 June 2024
Just in June 2023, out of 940 ShotSpotter alerts, 771, or 82%, could not be confirmed as shootings at the scene; 47, or 5%, were unfounded; and 122, or 13%, were confirmed as shootings, the audit found.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
Fears that the introduction of digital renminbi could turbocharge the Chinese currency’s rise are unfounded.
—Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 26 June 2024
Kennedy spoke at length about the unfounded claims that vaccines and gluten could cause or worsen autism.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 24 June 2024
Just in June 2023, out of 940 ShotSpotter alerts, 771, or 82%, could not be confirmed as shootings at the scene; 47, or 5%, were unfounded; and 122, or 13%, were confirmed as shootings, the audit found.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
Fears that the introduction of digital renminbi could turbocharge the Chinese currency’s rise are unfounded.
—Eswar Prasad, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd
ˈən-
: lacking a sound base : groundless
unfounded suspicions
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