causelessly
Lacking any justification
Without cause or reason; in a manner lacking justification or motive.
The word appears in formal or literary contexts: He worried causelessly about disasters that never came.
Something done causelessly has no apparent explanation or provocation behind it.
Without deliberate selection
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
- aimlesslyWithout direction or intent
- purposelesslyWithout aim or goal
whimsically · capriciously · erratically · unpredictably · spontaneously · impulsively · unaccountably · inexplicably
Lacking factual support
- baselessLacking factual support
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- unfoundedWithout factual support
- unsupportedLacking backing or proof
unsubstantiated · unmerited · undeserved · indefensible · unjustifiable · inexcusable · unprovoked · gratuitous
Without rational purpose
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
- nonsensicallyWithout making sense
preposterously · mindlessly · foolishly · recklessly · madly · wildly · irrationally · incoherently
randomly
Without deliberate selection
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- indiscriminatelyWithout making distinctions
- aimlesslyWithout direction or intent
purposelessly · whimsically · capriciously · erratically · unpredictably · spontaneously · impulsively · unaccountably · inexplicably · unintentionally
groundless
Lacking factual support
- baselessLacking factual support
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- unfoundedWithout factual support
unsupported · unsubstantiated · unmerited · undeserved · indefensible · unjustifiable · inexcusable · unprovoked · gratuitous · unmotivated
senselessly
Without rational purpose
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
nonsensically · preposterously · mindlessly · foolishly · recklessly · madly · wildly · irrationally · incoherently · ridiculously
causelesslyjustifiably
With valid grounds
reasonably · rightfully · legitimately · warrantedly · with good reason
causelesslyconsequently
As a result
causally · as a result · by reason of · accordingly · thereby