Standard Lemma guide

ungrounded

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: baseless, idle, footless, groundless, unfounded, ungrounded, unjustified, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, unsupported

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not connected to ground potential

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • Unlike coaxial cable where the outer conductor is grounded, twisted pair is usually ungrounded.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of unground

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English ungroundid, ungronded, ungrundid, ungrounded; equivalent to un- + grounded.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неоснователен (neosnovatelen) — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Bulgarian: неоправдан (neopravdan) — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Finnish: perusteeton — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Finnish: perätön — not grounded, unreal, false
  • German: aus der Luft gegriffen — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Hungarian: alaptalan — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Hungarian: megalapozatlan — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Hungarian: légből kapott — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Swedish: grundlös — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Swedish: ogrundad — not grounded, unreal, false
  • Bulgarian: незаземен (nezazemen) — not connected to ground potential
  • Finnish: maadoittamaton — not connected to ground potential
  • German: ungeerdet — not connected to ground potential
  • German: nicht geerdet — not connected to ground potential
  • Hungarian: földeletlen — not connected to ground potential
  • Swedish: ojordad — not connected to ground potential