Speciousness
Synonyms for "speciousness" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
actingaffectationapparent characterapparent soundnessappearanceappearancesattitudinizingbluffbluffingcasuistrycheatingcircularitycolorcoloringdeceptiondeceptivenessdelusiondisguisedisingenuousnessdisplay
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Strong matches (31)
dissimulationdistortionequivocalnessequivocationevasive reasoningexteriorexteriorsexternal appearanceexternalsfacadefacefakeryfakingfallaciousnessfallacyfalse airfalse frontfalse showfalsityfeigning
Related words (53)
jesuitismjesuitrymasquerademere externalsmeretriciousnessmisapplicationmystificationobfuscationobscurantismostentostentationoutward appearanceoutward showoversubtletyperversionphilosophismplausibilityplausiblenessplayactingpose
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posingposturepretensepretensionpretextpublic imagerationalizationrepresentationseemingsemblanceshamshowsimulacrumsimulationsophismsophistical reasoningsophisticationsophistryspecial pleadingspeciosityspecious reasoningspuriousnesssubtletysuperficialitysurface appearancesurface showvain showvarnishvicious circlevicious reasoningwindow dressing
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Adjective(1 words)
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