That's specious reasoning.
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Specious
Synonyms for "specious" (132 found)
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Adjective(3 words)
affectedairyall in the mindallegedapparentapparently soundapparitionalartfulautisticavowedbarmecidalbarmecidebeguilingcasuisticchimericchimericalclaimedcolorablecoloredconceivable
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (39)
Adjective(12 words)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (66)
illusiveillusoryimaginaryin name onlyinaccurateincorrectinsincerejesuiticjesuiticallikelymeretriciousmisleadingnugatoryostensibleoverrefinedoversubtlephantasmagoricphantasmalphantomphilosophistic
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Adjective(9 words)
illusoryimprobablelibelouslogical fallacymeretriciousmisleadingnonscientificseeming effectspurious claim
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4 entriesdeceptive appearancedeceptive qualityfalse appearancesuperficial deception
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6 entriesspecious allurespecious appearancespecious argumentspecious charmspecious claimspecious rhetoric
Collocations
6 entriesspecious appearancespecious argumentspecious claimspecious justificationspecious reasoningspecious rhetoric
Inflections
2 entriesmore speciousmost specious
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2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Tom's arguments are entirely specious.
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Residents said the bill would open the door to specious accusations against dissidents, religious figures, businessmen and others.
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This idea that we must see through what we have started is specious, however good it may sound.
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