unfounded
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unfounded
adjective
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Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.
an unfounded report; unfounded fears
Similar: baseless, groundless, ungrounded, idle, footless, unfounded, unjustified, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported
- Not having been founded or instituted. Even the great world as yet undiscovered, the cities as yet unfounded, and the history as yet unwritten, are lost: fallen from the beginning.
- Bottomless. […] from them I go This uncouth errand sole, and one for all My self expose, with lonely steps to tread Th’ unfounded deep […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: groundless, baseless, unwarranted, unsupported, idle, unsubstantiated, ungrounded, ill-founded, unjustified, unconfirmed, unreasonable, unprovoked, unjustifiable, unnecessary, untrue, untenable
Translations
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adj not based on solid reasons or facts
| Español | infundado, que no tiene ni pies ni cabeza, infundamentado, sin fundamento, non fundamentado |
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| 한국어 | 근거가 없는 geun'geo-ga eomneun |
| 日本語 | 根拠のない konkyo no nai |
| 中文 | 莫須有 /莫须有 mòxūyǒu |
| Português | infundado |
| Français | non fondé, dénué de fondement, infondé, sans fondement |
| Deutsch | unbegründet, grundlos |
| Română | nefondat, neîntemeiat |
| Русский | беспо́чвенный bespóčvennyj, безоснова́тельный bezosnovátelʹnyj, необосно́ванный neobosnóvannyj |
| Tiếng Việt | vô căn cứ |
| עברית | חסר בסיס khasár basís |
Talk about this word "unfounded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unfounded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unfounded. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unfounded "unfounded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unfounded.Cite this
@misc{unfounded_2026,
title = {unfounded},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfounded},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
