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well-founded

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of well-founded

1 according to the rules of logic
  • Even a well-founded argument can lead to an erroneous conclusion if one of the premises is incorrect.
Synonyms of well-founded

analytic (or analytical), coherent, consequent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sound, valid, well-grounded
Words Related to well-founded

cognitive, empirical (also empiric)

defendable, defensible, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenable
Near Antonyms of well-founded

fallacious, misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious

unarticulated

unscientific

absurd, cockeyed, crazy, daffy, fatuous, half-baked, half-witted, harebrained, insane, loony (also looney), mad, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, simpleminded, stupid, weak-minded, witless

senseless, thoughtless

uncompelling, unconvincing
Antonyms of well-founded

illegitimate, illogical, incoherent, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, unreasonable, unsound, weak
2 based on sound reasoning or information
  • a well-founded complaint about the business's treatment of its customers
Synonyms of well-founded

commonsense, commonsensible, commonsensical, firm, good, hard, informed, just, justified, levelheaded, logical, rational, reasonable, reasoned, sensible, sober, solid, valid
Words Related to well-founded

actual, real, true

certain, sure

certified, validated, verified

confirmed, corroborated, substantiated

cogent, convincing

colorable, credible, plausible
Near Antonyms of well-founded

unsubstantiated, unsupported, unwarranted

flimsy, implausible, unconvincing, weak

fallacious, false, misguided, misled
Antonyms of well-founded

groundless, illogical, invalid, irrational, nonrational, nonsensical, nonvalid, unfounded, uninformed, unjustified, unreasonable, unreasoned, unsound

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