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Synonyms for unfounded

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Synonyms for unfounded

having no basis or foundation in fact

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Synonyms for unfounded

without a basis in reason or fact

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The allegation regarding performance was deemed to be unfounded, and the officer was exonerated of poor judgement.
He said: "I am saddened that our honorary chairman has brought the club into disrepute by launching a bitter, and unfounded, personal attack on myself as Trust Chairman.
Suspicious motor vehicle, unfounded, Chapel Street.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi apologized to Tehran for the unfounded accusations leveled against Iran by the OIC website.
'These unfounded reports that are being irresponsibly circulated on social media only undermine the efforts of the Bar chairperson to safeguard the confidentiality and integrity of the Bar exams,' Velasco said in a statement.
But Felgate said the criticism was 'totally unfounded' and was disappointed Navratilova did not speak to him on Sunday as they were sitting two rows apart.
Dafydd Iwan, who is chairman of Goriad Gwyrdd - the Snowdonia Green Key Partnership - and is responsible for transport on Gwynedd council said the rumours were ``completely unfounded''.
And while the recent increase in interest rates has put some upward pressure on overall cap rates, overall trends appear healthy, and any immediate concerns about a recession are probably unfounded.
The fear of having sex while recovering from a heart attack may be unfounded. Indeed, a new study suggests sexual activity is no more risky for the heart than getting out of bed in the morning.
Lord Hutton said: ``Whether or not at some time in the future the report on which the 45-minute claim was found to be reliable, the allegation that the government probably knew that the 45 minutes claim was wrong was an allegation which was unfounded.''
Northumberland County Council education authority has promised a full investigation into the protest and a spokesman added: "The protest was completely without foundation and based on completely unfounded rumours on such issues as the banning of non-uniform days and discos.
Dossier on Iraqi WMDs l Claim that Iraq had WMDs capable of launching within 45 minutes came from source regarded by intelligence services as reliable allegation by the BBC's Andrew Gilligan the Government knew it was wrong therefore ''unfounded''.
Officers have identified the originator of the unfounded rumour, but are powerless to act.
The allegations of unbecoming conduct and constitutional rights violation were unfounded.