groundless

Modifying Another Word

• utterly: Such rumors are utterly groundless as anyone who attended our previous meetings can testify.
• totally: He said, " The calls for Mr Beales to be suspended are totally groundless.
• not: Andy I when I talk about my beliefs thay stem from my faith which is not groundless.
• completely: Even if it is proven to be completely groundless, it is a habit pattern.
• altogether: The alarm, feigned for the purpose, was not altogether groundless.

Modifies a noun

• accusation: From this point of view, groundless accusations have been made against France.
• fear: Do your best to remove groundless fears in your former partner's mind.
• threat: If the patent owner makes groundless threats against you, you may be able to take action against him.
• appeal: Asylum: A single tier of appeal against asylum decisions to " reduce the scope for delay caused by groundless appeals " .
• assertion: And first there is a thicket of groundless assertion to cut through, ere we get into the neighborhood of the true way.
• speculation: But that's no problem since dust is our business and groundless speculation our stock in trade.

Used with adjective complement

• prove: Happily, however, whatever fears I might have had proved groundless.
• seem: The refusal to disclose seems groundless to the point of being ridiculous.