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Synonyms & Antonyms of fallacious
1
not using or following good reasoning
- it's fallacious to say that something must exist because science hasn't proven its nonexistence
Synonyms for fallacious
Words Related to fallacious
- eristic
- (also eristical),
- misleading,
- sophistic
- (or sophistical),
- specious
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2
tending or having power to deceive
- consumers who harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them
Synonyms for fallacious
Words Related to fallacious
- artful,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- devious,
- foxy,
- guileful,
- shady,
- shifty,
- slick,
- sly,
- sneaking,
- sneaky,
- subtile,
- subtle,
- trick,
- trickish,
- tricky,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- wily
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“Fallacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallacious. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of fallacious was in the 15th century
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