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 conference also welcomes back Maryland, which always felt more at home there, and rids itself of its illogical Bay Area/Dallas outposts.
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Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Some Gen Zers defended the stare as a response to illogical questions from customers, while others acknowledged it as a reflection of anxiety in social interactions.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.
—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
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Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Some Gen Zers defended the stare as a response to illogical questions from customers, while others acknowledged it as a reflection of anxiety in social interactions.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 July 2025
The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogical
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That doesn’t seem like an unreasonable body count for someone who’s about to default on his mortgage — someone who’s already suffered the indignity of being forced to cancel his family’s Netflix account.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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State of Ohio et al. v. NCAA (2024): A coalition of states challenged the NCAA’s remaining restrictions on transfers, arguing that the adjusted rule still imposed unreasonable restraint on athletes.—
Nick LoMaglio,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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On the irrational front, Cramer pointed to recent IPOs such as Circle, Figma and Bullish, that each saw explosive gains after their debuts.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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But exactly the opposite needs to happen: the patient needs to enact her struggle in the room, to be messy, irrational, resentful, out of control.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The judge presiding over the case, William Alsup, had suggested in a ruling made in July that even if the AI training use might be considered fair use, this initial acquisition of works was illegitimate and would need compensation.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Sovereign citizens believe the government is illegitimate.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Illogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogical. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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