be groundless

Frequency: 8.515.2 per million words

to be without any good reason or cause

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Examples (10)

  • The accusations against him are completely groundless.
  • Her fears about the new job were groundless, as she quickly excelled.
  • The rumors circulating online might be entirely groundless.
  • The lawsuit was groundless and therefore dismissed by the judge.
  • Any anxiety you feel before the presentation is probably groundless.
  • If their criticism is groundless, you have nothing to worry about.
  • His initial assumption was totally groundless and based on a misunderstanding.
  • The theory that the world would end in 2012 was spectacularly groundless.
  • Subsequent investigations revealed that the initial reports of danger were groundless.
  • Is your opposition to the plan based on facts, or is it groundless?