Baseless definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you describe an accusation, rumour, or report as baseless, you mean that it is not true and is not based on facts. The charges against her are baseless. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'baseless'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× baseless (beɪsləs ) adjective Ifyoudescribeanaccusation,rumour,orreportasbaseless,youmeanthatitisnottrueandisnotbasedonfacts. Thechargesagainstherarebaseless. ...baselessallegationsofcorruption. Synonyms:unfounded,false,fabricated,unconfirmed MoreSynonymsofbaseless COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'baseless' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'baseless' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Earhart' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency baselessinBritishEnglish (ˈbeɪslɪs ) adjective notbasedonfact;unfounded abaselesssupposition CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsbaselessly(ˈbaselessly)adverb baselessness(ˈbaselessness)noun WordFrequency baselessinAmericanEnglish (ˈbeɪslɪs ) adjective havingnobasisinfact;unfounded Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsbaselessness(ˈbaselessness) noun WordFrequency baselessinAmericanEnglish (ˈbeislɪs) adjective havingnobase;withoutfoundation;groundless abaselessclaim Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1600–10;base1+-less] Examplesof'baseless'inasentence baseless Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Hewasforcedtosignalettersayinghehadmadebaselessaccusationsagainstthesecurityforces.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Itledtoallmannerofbaselessrumoursabouthisfuture.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Itsoonbecamecleartheallegationwasbaseless.TheSun(2015)Indiahasrejectedtheallegationsasbaselessandfalse.Times,SundayTimes(2006)I'vehadtofaceabsolutelyunfairandbaselessaccusations.TheSun(2011)AFrenchofficialsaidtheallegationswerebaseless.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Theywere,itisclaimed,baseless.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Hesaid:'Theallegationsareabsolutelybaseless.Times,SundayTimes(2010) Trendsof baseless Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically baseless Basel BaselAccords baselard baseless baselessaccusation baseline baselineassessment AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'B' Relatedtermsof baseless baselessaccusation Source DefinitionofbaselessfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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