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Fallacious

Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or reasoning.

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonest 84% connected

Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dishonorable 84% connected

Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Incorrect 84% connected

Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

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Incorrect 84% connected

Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to established rules; inaccurate; faulty.

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Invalid 84% connected

Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

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Invalid 84% connected

Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wrong 84% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wrong 84% connected

imp. of Wring. Wrung.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Fallacy 74% connected

Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fallacy 74% connected

Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

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Synonym 3

Deceitful 92% connected

Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fraudulent 92% connected

Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unsound 92% connected

Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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