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
His insight and unconventional approach to understanding human behavior lead him and the team on a series of intense, unexpected journeys to solve illogical puzzles and perplexing mysteries.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Life gets weird sometimes — fickle, illogical, dreamlike.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Pike’s stairs, however, are an M.C. Esher–esque illogical maze, full of steep drop-offs and impossible turns.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Instead—and this has been reported throughout the process of people trying to preorder a Nintendo Switch 2—individuals go through a confusing and seemingly illogical experience.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Life gets weird sometimes — fickle, illogical, dreamlike.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Pike’s stairs, however, are an M.C. Esher–esque illogical maze, full of steep drop-offs and impossible turns.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Instead—and this has been reported throughout the process of people trying to preorder a Nintendo Switch 2—individuals go through a confusing and seemingly illogical experience.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogical
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Solomon, 47, of Fairburn, was arraigned in federal court on June 17 on charges of using unreasonable force and obstructing justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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California Department of Education officials in 2018 found that school staff used unreasonable and unnecessary force in restraining Max.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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It’s been reopened in chunks, thanks to the unrelenting optimism and irrational persistence of a corps of downtown residents led by Rodriguez and Rosa Chang.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 June 2025
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On the other hand, especially given that the vote was still restricted to only a small minority of propertied men, the rise of party politics itself sharpened the age-old mistrust of popular judgment as irrational and easily swayed—especially by lies.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
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For years, Putin claimed that direct talks with Ukraine were impossible because President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government was illegitimate and, more important, Ukraine wasn’t a real country—merely a proxy for the American imperial project.—
Andrew Ryvkin,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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Putin has insisted that Ukraine must replace its leadership through elections, describing Zelensky's rule as illegitimate.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Illogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogical. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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