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'groundless' is a correct and usable word in written English
It means without any basis in reason or fact, unjustified, or unfounded. One can use 'groundless' in various contexts, such as: - The accusations made against him were completely groundless. - Her fears about the safety of the amusement park ride were groundless, as it had passed all safety inspections. - The decision to terminate the employee was deemed groundless by the HR department, as there was no evidence to support the claims of misconduct.
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Groundless
adjective
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
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The anger will be directed at sections of the media who conducted a reckless, irresponsible, politically motivated, groundless and downright venomous campaign against Heathfield, and against Arthur Scargill, as leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers.
Related: Groundless anti-terror laws must go | Letters Many peers expressed concern, but when highlighting aspects of this invasive control of our universities, schools, and national institutions they seemed quite unaware that its provisions (through the Prevent policy, set up in 2011) are already having lethal effects across the country, closing down public space where freedom lives.
Of course this is nonsense, the groundless invention of a new and bogus constitutional principle.
Gorbachev said the lawmakers' initiative was "poorly thought out and groundless from a historical point of view".
Shakur discounts the book as "sensationalism, groundless accusations and outright lies".
Cataphora's analysis helped to prove that the allegation was groundless.
If this baleful influence spreads too widely, say the critics, the "Washington consensus" of economic liberalism and democracy will find itself in competition with a "Beijing consensus" of state-led development and despotism.Such fears are not entirely groundless if the recent conduct of some of Congo's neighbours is anything to go by.
The Bush administration, it is thought, is impatient for an "October surprise" in the form of the killing or capture of al-Qaeda bigwigs hiding in the FATA.Even if these suspicions are groundless, unilateral cross-border attacks, which appear to have killed no "high-value targets", are a bad idea.
China's reaction was incandescent; it dismissed the case as "groundless".The other novelty arrived a few days earlier when China's customs bureau reported something rarer than europium: a Chinese trade deficit.
Police-cams can discourage criminals from making groundless complaints against police officers and officers from abusing detainees.
Samsung insists that Mr Kim's accusations are groundless.
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