be ill-founded
1ill-founded — adj formal based on something that is untrue ▪ His fears proved ill founded …
2ill-founded — I adjective apocryphal, baseless, empty, erroneous, fallacious, false, fanciful, groundless, inaccurate, incorrect, insubstantial, sophistic, sophistical, suppositional, trumped up, unbased, unconfirmed, unfounded, ungrounded, unsubstantial,… …
3ill-founded — [il′foun′did] adj. not supported by facts or sound reasons …
4ill-founded — adj baseless, groundless, without foundation, unjustified, unsupported, unconfirmed ≠ substantiated, verified * * * ˌill ˈfounded [ill founded] adjective (formal) not based on fact or truth • …
5ill-founded — ADJ GRADED Something that is ill founded is not based on any proper proof or evidence. Suspicion and jealousy, however ill founded, can poison a marriage …
6ill-founded — /il fown did/, adj. based on weak evidence, illogical reasoning, or the like: an ill founded theory. [1665 75] * * * …
7ill-founded — adjective formal not based on true facts: Unfortunately her faith in British justice proved ill founded …
8ill-founded — /ˈɪl faʊndəd/ (say il fownduhd) adjective on a weak or illogical basis: an ill founded plea for mercy …
9ill-founded — ill found|ed [ ,ıl faundəd ] adjective FORMAL not based on truth or facts ─ opposite WELL FOUNDED …
10ill founded — without a good reason, not based on fact …
