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Recent Examples of nonlogical
But because most biological creativity, as subsequent scientific research has shown, involves data-free and nonlogical processes, divergent thinking is far more conservative in its outcomes than human imagination.
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Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlogical
Adjective
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Word also, unfortunately, retains some seemingly illogical features from versions that date back several decades.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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The film had transformed from the messy, illogical version I’d first seen into a hilarious, shrewd, contemplative work of art.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The study, published on the research platform arXiv, found that once the models were allowed to vary their bets and set their own targets, irrational behavior surged — and bankruptcy became a common outcome.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That seems unreasonable given how weak this group has been.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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This decision places an unreasonable financial burden on agencies and managers who are already navigating a fragile market.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Due process would allow for potential Cinnas to demonstrate innocence and remove themselves from the unwarranted threat; without it, everyone is imperiled.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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His optimism is not unwarranted.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Naroditsky, whose cause of death has not been made public, had vigorously denied cheating, and other chess champions agreed the claims were baseless.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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These baseless rumors of my involvement with Stephen and his death are false.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Eagles were unsound and undisciplined.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Lawyers for the officials argued at a Friday hearing that Trump’s reasoning for sending in the troops was unsound.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tillery also advises her clients to skip overpacking and go with carry-on luggage to avoid unnecessary baggage fees or inconveniences if there are flight changes.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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The biggest mistake that girls make when going into the interview portion of the pageant, Alverson says, is wasting their interview time on unnecessary, pandering statements.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kennedy has come under criticism for vaccine skepticism and repeating unfounded claims about the causes of autism.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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However, a new report by the BBC has found that such fears are likely exaggerated or unfounded.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Nonlogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlogical. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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