Unprovoked vs Groundless - What's the difference?
unprovoked | groundless |
Happening without provocation or motivation
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
* 2013 , Delme Parfitt in Wales Online'', ''Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win (3 November 2013)
*:At that stage any fears among home fans of a possession monopoly by Laudrup's side were proving groundless , with Cardiff having their fair share of the ball and territory.
As adjectives the difference between unprovoked and groundless
is that unprovoked is happening without provocation or motivation while groundless is without any grounds to support it; baseless.unprovoked
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked .