illogical
il·log·i·cal
adj \-ji-kəl\Definition of ILLOGICAL
1
: not observing the principles of logic <an illogical argument>
2
: devoid of logic : senseless <illogical policies>
— il·log·i·cal·i·ty \-ˌlä-jə-ˈka-lə-tē\ noun
— il·log·i·cal·ly \-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— il·log·i·cal·ness \-kəl-nəs\ noun
See Examples of ILLOGICAL
- It is illogical to think that things will change on their own.
- <the illogical claim that playing basketball makes people taller because one sees so many tall players>
First Known Use of ILLOGICAL
1588
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Synonyms: fallacious, illegitimate, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, nonrational, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound, weak
Related Words: eristic (also eristical), misleading, sophistic (or sophistical), specious; half-baked, ill-advised, misguided, unconsidered, unreasoned; inconsistent; absurd, asinine, foolish, meaningless, nonsensical, preposterous, reasonless, senseless, silly; Kafkaesque, odd, peculiar, strange, surreal, unusual, weird; insane, mad, nutty, wacky (also whacky); disordered, disorganized, rambling, random; unconvincing; inexplicable, unaccountable, unexplainable
Near Antonyms: commonsense, sane, sensible, sober, wise; enlightened, informed, just, justified, reasoned; ordered, organized; clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, credible, persuasive, plausible, satisfying, solid; certain, sure, true; confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, established, substantiated, validated
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