That's a completely unfounded rumor.
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Unfounded
Synonyms for "unfounded" (183 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Adjective(7 words)
airyall in the mindapparentapparitionalautisticbarmecidalbarmecidebaselessbottomlesschimericchimericalcontrary to factdeceptivedelusionaldelusionarydelusivedelusorydereisticdishonestdreamlike
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Noun(2 words)
baseless claimegtk
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (55)
Noun(10 words)
faulty generalizationhasty generalizationinvalidsmore ungroundedmost ungroundednon evidentialnonsensical justificationnot earthednot groundedopinion driven
Adjective(14 words)
flawed justificationfootlesshasty methodidleindefensibleinvalid argumentirrational claimlogical incoherenceludicrousmeritlessmistakennon-evidencereasonlessrough guesswork
garbledgratuitousgroundlessidleill-foundedillusionalillusionaryillusiveillusoryimaginaryin errorinauthenticinconclusiveindecisivemendaciousmiscitedmisleadingmisquotedmisreportedmisstated
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no ground
Adverb(1 words)
not earthed wiring
Related words (91)
Adjective(30 words)
scientific ignorancespurious claimunanchoredunbackedungrounded assumptionungrounded claimungrounded conductorungrounded connectionungrounded fearungrounded statementungrounded theoryungrounded wireunjustifiedunjustified reasoningunprovenunrealisticunreasonedunscientific argumentunsoundestunsubstantiated allegations
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unsubstantiated dataunsupportedunsupported areaunsupported argumentunsupported assumptionunsupported inferenceunsupported reasoningunverified claim rhetoricwildwrongheaded
seemingself-deceptiveself-deludingspeciousspectralspurioussupposititioustruthlessunactualunascertainedunattestedunauthenticunauthenticatedunauthoritativeunbaseduncalled foruncalled-foruncertifiedunconfirmeduncorroborated
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undemonstratedundeterminedunestablishedunfixedungroundedunjustifiableunjustifiedunprovedunprovenunrealunreliableunsettledunshownunsoundunsubstantialunsubstantiatedunsupportableunsupportedunsupported by evidenceunsustainableunsustaineduntenableuntesteduntrieduntrueuntruthfulunvalidatedunverifiedunwarrantedvainvisionarywithout basiswithout foundationwithout grounds
Noun(7 words)
thin airunanchored boatunduly speculativeungroundedly statedunlikely eventunscientific thinking processwild guess
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6 entriesbaseless accusationbaseless speculationunfounded beliefunfounded rumorunfounded suspicionunproven theory
Collocations
6 entriesunfounded accusationunfounded beliefunfounded claimunfounded fearunfounded rumorunfounded suspicion
Inflections
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Derivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The allegations they made were unfounded.
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The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.
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Your argument is unfounded.
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