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Synonyms & Antonyms for unfounded
Synonyms
baseless, foundationless, groundless, invalid, nonvalid, unreasonable, unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted
Antonyms
good, hard, just, justified, reasonable, reasoned, substantiated, valid, well-founded, well-grounded
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Spirit's seats, which tie fellow discounter Frontier Airlines for having the worst seat pitch of any carrier at 28 inches according to SeatGuru, have long been maligned as uncomfortable, but Christie says that's unfounded. — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, "Stingy Spirit Airlines adding comfier seats, even in the middle," 9 Sep. 2019 The Giants have argued that his claim of being unemployed after the season was unfounded, because guards keep their uniforms and badges year-round, remain on the payroll and are paid for working at special events during the off-season. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Giants back legislation to derail ballpark workers’ demands for quicker payments," 6 Sep. 2019 The Hong Kong government has acknowledged that the lampposts have enough hardware to spy on citizens, but says protesters’ fears are unfounded. — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "Why Hong Kongers Are Toppling Lampposts," 30 Aug. 2019 But Mauro said a city investigation showed one of the most serious allegations about unpaid labor to be unfounded. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Denver City Council approves new contracts with for-profit detention companies — with promise of change," 26 Aug. 2019 The novelist has said that all allegations of discrimination and harassment made by Benjamin are unfounded. — Ephrat Livni, Quartzy, "Novelist Nicholas Sparks’ private writings are being put on trial," 10 Aug. 2019 Karen Moe, director of the university’s human subjects division, said authorities there investigated the critics’ concerns and concluded that most were unfounded. — Lindsey Tanner, BostonGlobe.com, "Is pot safe when pregnant? Study seeks answer, draws critics," 7 Aug. 2019 Karen Moe, director of the university’s human subjects division, said authorities there investigated the critics’ concerns and concluded that most were unfounded. — NBC News, "Is pot safe when pregnant? Study seeks answer, draws critics," 7 Aug. 2019 Their filing also claims there is no harm created by the meeting, and the suit is unfounded. — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, "Judge temporarily throws out lawsuit between Wayne State board members," 12 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unfounded.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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