baselessness
Lacking any support
Baselessness is the quality of having no foundation or support.
An accusation has baselessness when nothing backs it up—no evidence, no logical reasoning, no credible source.
The word typically appears in formal contexts where someone is dismissing claims: The baselessness of the allegations became clear during cross-examination.
Without supporting evidence
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
- uncorroboratedNot confirmed by evidence
unconfirmed · unproven · unsupported · undocumented · unauthenticated · speculative · hypothetical · tentative
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- guessworkConclusions drawn without proof
fabrication · rumor · gossip · hearsay · myth · superstition · fallacy · misconception
State of being empty inside
- insubstantialityAbsence of physical substance
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
- superficialityAbsence of meaningful depth
flimsiness · vapidity · airiness · formlessness · weightlessness · thinness · fragility
Completely contrary to reason
- absurdWildly illogical
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
unreasonable · fallacious · ludicrous · ridiculous · farcical · implausible · untenable · outlandish
unsubstantiated
Without supporting evidence
- unjustifiedLacking adequate reason
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- unverifiedNot yet proven true
uncorroborated · unconfirmed · unproven · unsupported · undocumented · unauthenticated · speculative · hypothetical · tentative · groundless
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- conjectureGuess from limited facts
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- presumptionBelief held without proof
guesswork · fabrication · rumor · gossip · hearsay · myth · superstition · fallacy · misconception · falsehood
hollowness
State of being empty inside
- insubstantialityAbsence of physical substance
- vacuityUtter emptiness or blankness
- meaninglessnessLack of significance
superficiality · flimsiness · vapidity · airiness · formlessness · weightlessness · thinness · fragility
preposterous
Completely contrary to reason
- absurdWildly illogical
- nonsensicalWithout coherent meaning
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
irrational · unreasonable · fallacious · ludicrous · ridiculous · farcical · implausible · untenable · outlandish · fantastical
- Arbitrarinessrandomness, caprice, whimsy, capriciousness, haphazardness
- dysfunctiondysfunction, malfunction, breakdown, failure, defect
baselessnessgroundedness
State of being anchored
substantiation · justification · validity · soundness · documentation
baselessnessvalidity
Quality of being sound
merit · worth · value · legitimacy · soundness
baselessnessgroundedness
State of being anchored
substantiation · foundation · factual basis · documentation · corroboration
base, basis, basement, baseless, debasement, debased, baselessly