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as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
disgruntled relatives tried to prove that the woman was of unsound mind when she made her will
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as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
an unsound and pernicious stereotype
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as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
it is clearly unsound to argue that just because a scientific explanation for that phenomenon does not currently exist, no such explanation is possible
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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
an unsound horse that will have to be disqualified from the race
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Recent Examples of unsound
Constructed in the 1950s with additions from the 1970s, the building was determined to have a structurally unsound central pillar — which the authorities believe to be the cause of the collapse, the Associated Press reported.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But experts have found several other reasons for why layoffs lead to negative results:
Mass layoffs are often symptoms of unsound business strategies and don’t do anything to cure the larger problem.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
Illogical Thinking Distorted, unsound thinking can arise with borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and manic episodes of bipolar disorder, among other mental health conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
But the president-elect has insisted that the accusations were politically motivated and legally unsound.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
But experts have found several other reasons for why layoffs lead to negative results:
Mass layoffs are often symptoms of unsound business strategies and don’t do anything to cure the larger problem.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 7 Mar. 2025
Illogical Thinking Distorted, unsound thinking can arise with borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and manic episodes of bipolar disorder, among other mental health conditions.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
But the president-elect has insisted that the accusations were politically motivated and legally unsound.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsound
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.—
Peter Hermann,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.—
Thomas Saccente,
Arkansas Online,
17 Jan. 2023
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Smartmatic was frequently mentioned when Trump’s lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell appeared as guests on Fox News and Fox Business Network programs in late 2020 and spread Trump’s erroneous charges that voting machines were rigged to throw the election to Joe Biden.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Add in at least $20 million to the athletics compensation pool via direct payments coming in the wake of the House settlement — the majority of which is ticketed for football at most P4 schools — and getting above $30 million isn’t unreasonable for a program like Ohio State or Texas.—
Sam Khan Jr.,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Now, at full boil, travelers are increasingly complaining about an unreasonable lack of legroom and other basic comforts.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
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Steward said his daughter, while surfing nearby, became sick with an infection from a type of bacteria called MRSA, which is resistant to many antibiotics.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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It seems squarely aimed at making kids sick by discouraging vaccination.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the results are inaccurate, generated by AI hallucinations – responses AI systems produce that sound convincing but are incorrect, made up or irrelevant.—
Nicole M. Bennett,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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Speaking with the New York Times, Jesuit expert Rev. Thomas J. Reese cited the layout of tables inside the Sistine Chapel, as well as the color of the carpet, to be inaccurate.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Judge orders transgender passports despite 'irrational' Trump policy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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But here’s something important to consider: while the ick might seem like a spontaneous, irrational response, this might not always be the case.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.—
Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2024
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“Unsound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsound. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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