Antonyms for groundless
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ground-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraʊnd lɪs |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for groundless
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