as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
the illogical claim that playing basketball makes people taller because one sees so many tall players illogical people are likely to believe every sensational claim made on TV
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Recent Examples of illogical
The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.
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Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
As presented in the Gang's illogical scapegoating, fearmongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
All of which is to say, this rebound isn't totally illogical.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 June 2025
This is not a regime worth defending, and recent progressive attempts to link the situation in Iran with the war in Iraq, ostensibly fought over weapons of mass destruction that did not prove to exist at scale, are illogical.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
As presented in the Gang's illogical scapegoating, fearmongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
All of which is to say, this rebound isn't totally illogical.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 25 June 2025
This is not a regime worth defending, and recent progressive attempts to link the situation in Iran with the war in Iraq, ostensibly fought over weapons of mass destruction that did not prove to exist at scale, are illogical.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogical
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The policy and specialist support environment is going to need to become more sophisticated, and more responsive to balancing needs and addressing conflict, unfairness and unreasonable requests / restrictions.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina who studies organisms and ecosystems in radioactive regions, told the Times that the DOE's explanation that the wasps gathered legacy contamination for their homes is not unreasonable.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
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Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Our worries are often dismissed as irrational—planes are much safer than cars, etc.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
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The deliberate flouting of the ban was part of a coordinated strategy to challenge what supporters view as an illegitimate restriction on free speech.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Zelenskyy is illegitimate and has called for new elections in Ukraine.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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“Illogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogical. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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