Synonyms for groundless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ground-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraʊnd lɪs

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Définition of groundless

Origin : Old English grundleas "bottomless, unfathomable, vast;" see ground (n.) + -less. Figurative sense of "unfathomable" is from early 14c. Related: Groundlessly; groundlessness.

adj without reason, justification

Example sentences :

Possibly the suspicion, the fear that beset him was groundless.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Captain Dan's fears concerning the safety of his showcases were groundless.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He soon discovered, to his delight, that these fears were groundless.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

But if he feared a physical assault, his fear was groundless.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

It must be owned that his melancholy is anything but groundless.
Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley

But her apprehensions were groundless; the rectitude of his own heart was a bar to the suspicion of her's.
Extract from : « A Simple Story » by Mrs. Inchbald

Because I had certain information that this accusation was groundless.
Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

They were fearful of a surprise attack but their fears proved to be groundless.
Extract from : « Fighting in France » by Ross Kay

I need scarcely say that the tradition was groundless, but we worked it shamelessly.
Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

The majority, however, consider the accusations as groundless.
Extract from : « Woman's Work in Music » by Arthur Elson

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