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un-FOWND-id/ʌnˈfaʊndɪd/

Unfounded means not based on evidence or fact: unfounded allegations, an unfounded rumour. Groundless is the close twin; well-founded sits opposite. A lobby story does not rewrite a cell.

Meaning

Not based on evidence or fact.

Examples

• “An unfounded rumour in the lobby does not rewrite the n.”
• “Groundless is the close twin. Baseless is a cousin. A rumour is talk. A count is a file. Open the file; archive the corridor.”

Good to know

Without evidence. Close: groundless. A rumour ≠ a rewritten n.

Near in meaning

groundless

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