Definition for Unfounded:

• without a basis in reason or fact; " baseless gossip"; " the allegations proved groundless"; " idle fears"; " unfounded suspicions"; " unwarranted jealousy"

Synonyms for Unfounded:

• adj.

  •baseless (adjective)
  • Foundationless,
  • ungrounded,
  • reasonless.
  •erroneous (adjective)
  • way off,
  • flawed,
  • all wet,
  • all off,
  • inexact,
  • wrong number.
  •fallacious (adjective)
  • more deluding,
  • most illusory,
  • mis leading,
  • more sophistical,
  • most beguiling,
  • un reasoned,
  • most deluding,
  • in-correct,
  • un-reasoned,
  • most deceiving,
  • mis-leading,
  • un-real,
  • more deceiving,
  • un reasonable,
  • more beguiling,
  • most sophistical,
  • un-reasonable,
  • in correct.
  •false (adjective)
  • contrary to fact,
  • mendacious,
  • untruthful,
  • Misrepresentative,
  • cooked-up,
  • casuistic,
  • off the mark.
  •gratuitous (adjective)
  • supererogatory,
  • in-essential,
  • un essential,
  • in defensible,
  • more unprovoked,
  • most unmerited,
  • un-supportable,
  • most causeless,
  • un-merited,
  • uncalledfor,
  • in-defensible,
  • more causeless,
  • un supportable,
  • un-provoked,
  • most unprovoked,
  • un-essential,
  • un provoked,
  • uncalled for,
  • more unmerited,
  • in essential,
  • un merited.
  •previous (adjective)
  • un timeliest,
  • un timely,
  • more overearly,
  • un-timelier,
  • over soon,
  • most oversoon,
  • over-soon,
  • over-early,
  • un timelier,
  • un-timely,
  • more oversoon,
  • in-opportune,
  • over early,
  • un-timeliest,
  • in opportune,
  • most overearly.
  •superstitious (adjective)
  • most unproven,
  • un-proven,
  • un proven,
  • more unproven.
  •trumped up (adjective)
  • most fabricated,
  • most devised,
  • in vented,
  • more devised,
  • in-vented,
  • de vised,
  • made up,
  • de-vised.
  •unjustifiable (adjective)
  • un-juster,
  • un-justest,
  • un conscionable,
  • un-justifiable,
  • un justifiable,
  • un juster,
  • un-conscionable,
  • un pardonable,
  • un-just,
  • un-forgivable,
  • un forgivable,
  • in-excusable,
  • un justest,
  • un-pardonable,
  • in excusable,
  • un just.
  •unwarranted (adjective)
  • unwarrantable,
  • unjustifiable.

• n.

  •
  • speculative,
  • doubtful.
  •baseless (noun)
  • untrue.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • specious,
  • misleading,
  • apparently,
  • purported,
  • ostensible,
  • trumped-up,
  • seemingly,
  • outwardly,
  • impressionistic,
  • inconclusive,
  • unscientific,
  • reputed,
  • far-fetched,
  • prima facie,
  • seeming,
  • deniable,
  • misguided,
  • supposedly,
  • implausible,
  • putative,
  • factitious,
  • alleged,
  • apocryphal,
  • supposed,
  • uncorroborated,
  • debatable,
  • anecdotal,
  • presumptive,
  • disputable,
  • Misconceived,
  • allegedly,
  • ill-founded,
  • rumored,
  • unconfirmed.
  •
  • subjective,
  • unlikely,
  • illogical,
  • transparent,
  • lame,
  • bottomless,
  • spurious,
  • equivocal.
  •
  • surface,
  • theoretical,
  • intuitive.
  •
  • invalid.

Paraphrases for Unfounded:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    unsubstantiated, ill-founded, groundless, unjustified, baseless, unwarranted, ungrounded, unsupported.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    well-founded, untrue, untenable, unsound, unprovoked, frivolous, false, substantiated, gratuitous, spurious, erroneous, unjust, justified, inaccurate, flawed, unnecessary, misguided, incorrect, wrong, illegitimate, invalid, irrational, uncalled, basis, inappropriate, flimsy.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    unreasonable, unjustifiable, undue, unfair.

Antonyms for Unfounded:

• adj.

  • not based on fact
    supported, proven, reasonable, right, substantiated, honest, called-for, justified, correct, real, warranted, genuine, founded, true, truthful.
  • Other antonyms:
    corroborated, sane, certified, credible, informed, sure, plausible, certain, well-grounded, logical, clear, validated, confirmed, sound, wise, sensible, verified, actual.

Unfounded Sentence Examples:

• Victor Hugo was more proud of his title of vicomte Hugo than of his greatest work, and Balzac's obstinacy in clinging to his particle of de has lately been shown to have been completely unfounded.

• He had suspicions, in fact, of his wife's honour; but fortunately I was able to prove clearly and decisively that those suspicions were unfounded, and I did so.