baseless

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baseless

  • /ˈbeɪsləs/ UK

Sounds like bassless

adjective

  1. not comparable Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on solid reasons or facts; unfounded; without a basis. baseless accusations; baseless rumors

    Similar: groundless, unfounded, unsupported

  2. not comparable Without a physical base. More significant still — and most obviously in debt to the painterly imagination — this floating statue is the first baseless statue ever made. It is as though Bernini had taken Michelangelo's 'Pieta' and made it fly.

Similar: baseless, idle, footless, groundless, unfounded, ungrounded, unjustified, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported · Opposite: demonstrated, proven, shown, substantiated

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Closest in meaning: groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, unsupported, idle, ill-founded, ungrounded, unreasonable, unsubstantiated, unjustified, unprovoked, false, unjustifiable, untenable, untrue, unsound

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@misc{baseless_2026,
  title = {baseless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baseless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}