baseless
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++base·less /ˈbeɪsləs/ adjective UNTRUEnot based on facts or good reasons – used to show disapproval 无根据的；无缘无故的〔含贬义〕 SYN unfoundedbaseless rumours/charges/accusations 毫无根据的谣传/没有根据的指控/无端的指责Examples from the Corpus
baseless• Much of the presumption that surrounds Ratner's fall from grace is baseless.• Not only mean; perhaps it was utterly baseless.• Party chairman Chris Patten, who repeatedly urged caution, was not to know that Treasury forecasts of recovery were baseless.• Soul Folks' nickname, Slow Folks, is not baseless.• We hoped that, in time, our fears would prove baseless.• Corrada could only have hurt himself by airing such baseless accusations.• Invocations of popular support or consent may be baseless and even blatantly dishonest.• The charge was baseless and eventually dropped.• baseless rumorsbaseless rumours/charges/accusations• Corrada could only have hurt himself by airing such baseless accusations.base·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
good not reasons to Corpus on facts or based – used
baseless
base‧less /ˈbeɪsləs/
adjective
SYN unfounded
baseless rumours/charges/accusations
base‧less /ˈbeɪsləs/
adjective Word Family: noun: base, the basics, basis; adjective: baseless, basic, based; verb: base; adverb: basically
not based on facts or good reasons – used to show disapproval SYN unfounded
baseless rumours/charges/accusations