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eristic

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variants: also eristical

Synonyms & Antonyms of eristic

as in misleading, sophistic

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for eristic

misleading,
sophistic
(or sophistical),
specious

fallacious,
illegitimate,
illogical,
inconsequent,
inconsequential,
invalid,
irrational,
nonrational,
unreasonable,
unreasoning,
unsound,
weak

half-baked,
ill-advised,
misguided,
unconsidered,
unreasoned

inconsistent

absurd,
asinine,
foolish,
meaningless,
nonsensical,
preposterous,
reasonless,
senseless,
silly

Kafkaesque,
odd,
peculiar,
strange,
surreal,
unusual,
weird

insane,
mad,
nutty,
wacky
(also whacky)

disordered,
disorganized,
rambling,
random

unconvincing

inexplicable,
unaccountable,
unexplainable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for eristic

logical,
rational,
reasonable,
sound,
valid,
well-founded,
well-grounded

commonsense,
sane,
sensible,
sober,
wise

enlightened,
informed,
just,
justified,
reasoned

ordered,
organized

clear,
cogent,
compelling,
convincing,
credible,
persuasive,
plausible,
satisfying,
solid

certain,
sure,
true

confirmed,
corroborated,
demonstrated,
established,
substantiated,
validated

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24 Feb 2020

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“Eristic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eristic. Accessed 5 Apr. 2020.

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