well-founded

1. 1.

   based on sound reasoning or evidence

   “well-founded suspicions”

   Synonymstenable

   Similarreasonable

Questions about well-founded

What does well-founded mean?

well-founded means "based on sound reasoning or evidence".

How many syllables are in well-founded?

well-founded has 3 syllables and divides as well--foun-ded under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for well-founded?

Close synonyms include tenable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.