fallacious English

Meaning fallacious meaning

What does fallacious mean?

fallacious

— adjective (= unsound) containing or based on a fallacy fallacious reasoning an unsound argument

— adjective based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information fallacious hope

— adjective (= deceitful, fraudulent) intended to deceive deceitful advertising fallacious testimony smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice — S.T.Coleridge a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes

Synonyms fallacious synonyms

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fallacious English » English

misleading

erroneous

deceptive

deceitful

mistaken

fraudulent

faulty

delusive

wrong

unsound

sophistical

incorrect

false

defective

unreasonable

unfair

tricky

specious

sophistic

sham

perplexing

misrepresented

lying

insincere

illusory

illusive

hollow

faux

falsified

fallible

elusory

elusive

duplicitous

disingenuous

devious

counterfeit

colorable

collusive

catchy

bewildering

apparent