well-founded

Now, as election day looms and anxieties grow, it seems their concerns were well-founded.

The letter also stated the UK government had given him "refugee status" for five years as it accepted he had the "well-founded fear of persecution and therefore cannot return to your country Singapore".

“In the beginning, we found their fear strange but as our study progressed we realised it was well-founded. We are concerned about their and their close relatives' safety.”

His concerns were dismissed by his colleagues in the majority — his “prediction does not seem to be well-founded,” sniffed Parker.

That they had a well-founded fear of anti-LGBTQ+ persecution back home.