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Unsound

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

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Bad 84% connected

Bade.

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Corroded 84% connected

of Corrode

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Corroded 84% connected

of Corrode

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Decayed 84% connected

of Decay

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Decayed 84% connected

of Decay

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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Insane 84% connected

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorded of mind; not sane; mad; deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See Insanity, 2.

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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.

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Long 84% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Long 84% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Risky 84% connected

Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Risky 84% connected

Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

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Rotted 84% connected

of Rot

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Rotted 84% connected

of Rot

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Rotten 84% connected

Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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Rotten 84% connected

Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten meat.

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Speculative 84% connected

Given to speculation; contemplative.

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Speculative 84% connected

Given to speculation; contemplative.

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Unfit 66% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Synonym 4

Bad 92% connected

Bade.

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Fallacious 92% connected

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

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Unfit 92% connected

To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; a…

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Unstable 92% connected

Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow.

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Antonym 2

Sound 94% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Sound 94% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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