illogical
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4.8
- adjective
- /ɪˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
:
ilógico
- Critics on the left derided the idea as illogical and unworkable.
- illogical and irrational
- seem illogical
- inherently illogical
This one is as wild and illogical as anything Trump has yet said.
- This one is as wild and illogical as anything Trump has yet said.
- Like it is completely illogical, over the top.
- And he said, you're trying to apply logic to someone who's illogical, and that itself is illogical.
- Frankly, it is completely illogical to make it illegal to open good new schools.
- There's a taboo against criticizing bad thinking, illogical thinking, false claims to evidence, false claims to knowledge.
- It just all seems illogical if you're serious about what you want to accomplish.
- You are so illogical in that situation, so unbelievably detached from what's actually happening.
- So why on earth it just seems so illogical to even think that, doesn't it?
- Or if those obstacles are illogical, or if the pace of the story lags.
- Like I was so surprised by how selfish and like illogical they were.
- You know, there's a degree of either sort of counter intuitive or seemingly illogical.
Examples
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Frankly, it is completely illogical to make it illegal to open good new schools.
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But our current policy is an illogical hodgepodge in need of reform.
Academic text (1996) -
This one is as wild and illogical as anything Trump has yet said.
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Like it is completely illogical, over the top.
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Now what do we have as a result of this illogical conclusion?
Academic text (1998) -
Stop trying to apply logic to an illogical situation.
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It's illogical to suppose there's only one killer.
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Each was convinced that the policies of the civilian authorities were illogical and cost the lives of American servicemen.
Academic text (1992) -
The two cases demonstrate that this proposition is an illogical justification for pursuing arms control.
Academic text (1991) -
The argument he presented was illogical, lacking any clear reasoning or evidence.
Synonyms
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4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
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4.4
Not based on clear reason or thinking
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4.2
Foolish and having no clear reason
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5.5
Not making sense or having any meaning
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7.2
Said or written in a way that is hard to understand
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5.5
Not based on good evidence or clear reasons
Not having clear reasons or facts
Not following clear or sensible reasoning
Based on wrong thinking that leads to false conclusions
Antonyms
How Logical
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4.5
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3.8
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7.2
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3.9
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4.8
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5.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word illogical starts with the part il-, which means 'not', and ends with logic, which means 'reason' or 'clear thinking'. So illogical means 'not reasonable' and describes something that 'does not make sense'.