unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd 
: lacking a sound basis : groundless, unwarranted
an unfounded accusation
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the accusation proved to be unfounded
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If the complaints that prompted this most recent investigation prove to be unfounded, the department has nothing to hide.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This confidence is not unfounded, as it is backed by the rigorous practicum that pilots, flight crew, ground crew, and mechanics undergo.
—Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Prominent members of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party -- which has long made unfounded accusations of foreign influence in national elections -- seized on it as evidence of a nefarious U.S. plot.
—Anant Gupta and Sammy Westfall The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Investigators eventually determined the threat was unfounded.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
This confidence is not unfounded, as it is backed by the rigorous practicum that pilots, flight crew, ground crew, and mechanics undergo.
—Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Prominent members of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party -- which has long made unfounded accusations of foreign influence in national elections -- seized on it as evidence of a nefarious U.S. plot.
—Anant Gupta and Sammy Westfall The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Investigators eventually determined the threat was unfounded.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
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unfounded
adjective
un·found·ed
ˌən-ˈfau̇n-dəd
ˈən-
: lacking a sound base : groundless
unfounded suspicions
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