CASUISTIC Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

casuistic

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What is sophistic is therefore to let the movement from sentience to moral status and then from moral status to legal rights happen without making visible the additional premises that are necessary at each stage.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized.

— Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017

Definition of sophistic

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In the world of wellness and health content, few areas of our anatomy attract more interest lately — and specious claims — than the gut microbiome.

— Will Stone, NPR, 22 June 2026
In fairness, concluding no one cares is a specious take, at best, based on the evidence Tuesday.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of specious

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Blanche is also confronting growing distrust of the Justice Department among judges, who in multiple cases have accused government lawyers of withholding information or misleading courts.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Both made misleading statements when questioned by authorities, according to the lawsuit.

— Chase Jordan August 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of misleading

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Lambasting Lambert for the performance is illogical, but so is placing so much importance on one player.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
But Musgrove said Clancy lost a lot of weight during that time, struggled with her memory and became paranoid about illogical things.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of illogical

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But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
As a result, the argument goes, today's spending is irrational because the hardware would need to be replaced too frequently to generate an attractive return on investment, known as ROI.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrational

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The problem is compounded by an EU that has passed its post-Cold War peak and is increasingly divided and incoherent, limiting France’s ability to mobilize the bloc behind any strategic agenda, let alone Paris’s.

— Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Employees also reported receiving incoherent emails from Redway that referenced specific concerts.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of incoherent

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