Specious synonyms and antonyms

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deceptive
Deceiving or intended to deceive
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unsound
In horse management an unsound horse is one suffering ill-health that affects its suitability for its intended work.
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gilded
Having a falsely pleasant appearance; sugarcoated.
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hollow
Deep-toned, dull, and muffled, as though resounding from something hollow
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misleading
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
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tendentious (related)
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sophistry (related)
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false
Contrary to fact or truth:
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unphilosophical (related)
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colored
(South African) Of or belonging to a population grouping made up of persons of mixed racial descent or of certain other nonwhite descent, especially as distinguished during apartheid from blacks, Asians, or whites.
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glossy
Having a smooth, shiny, lustrous surface:
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manifest
The definition of manifest is something that is clear to see or understand.
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obvious
Easily perceived or understood; apparent.
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ostensible
Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).
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plausible
Persuasive or ingratiating, especially in an effort to deceive.
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questionable
That can or should be questioned or doubted; open to doubt
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showy
Attracting attention in a gaudy or flashy way
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untrue
Not faithful or loyal
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valid (antonym)
Well-grounded on principles or evidence; able to withstand criticism or objection, as an argument; sound
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true (antonym)
The definition of true is being loyal, something that is real, factually correct, accurate or provable.
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real (antonym)
Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name:
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illogical
Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
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invalid
Invalid is defined as not correct or provable or not legally recognized.
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spurious
The definition of spurious is something that is not true.
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counterfactual
Running contrary to the facts:
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truthless
Lacking truth, untruthful.
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untruthful
Not giving the truth; providing untrue facts; lying.
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wrong
Contrary to conscience, morality, or law:
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correct (related)
Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
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meretricious
Alluring by false, showy charms; attractive in a flashy way; tawdry
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fallacious (related)
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fatuous (related)
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facile (related)
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fanciful (related)
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preposterous (related)
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self-contradictory (related)
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credible
Capable of being believed; believable or plausible:
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beguiling
That beguiles or beguile.
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sophistical
Of or characteristic of sophists or sophistry
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casuistic
Relating to casuistry (attempts to solve moral dilemmas by applying general rules).
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probable
Likely or most likely to be true.
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presumable
That may be presumed, or taken for granted; probable
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apparent
Readily understood; clear or obvious:
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apparently right
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seemingly just
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hypocritical
Being a hypocrite:
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unlikely (antonym)
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means.
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incredible (antonym)
So implausible as to elicit disbelief; unbelievable:
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colorable
Capable of being colored
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Synonym Study

  • Credible is used of that which is believable because it is supported by evidence, sound logic, etc. a credible account
  • Plausible applies to that which at first glance appears to be true, reasonable, valid, etc. but which may or may not be so, although there is no connotation of deliberate deception a plausible argument
  • Specious applies to that which is superficially reasonable, valid, etc. but is actually not so, and it connotes intention to deceive a specious excuse
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Specious Sentence Examples

  • This argument is rather specious than sound.

  • William of Orange was not deceived by the specious temporizing of the king.

  • But Mary had, under a specious pretext, recommenced to a slight extent the evil practice, and Elizabeth had gone a little further in the same direction.

  • In 1850 his power of specious argument won back to him his Chicago constituents who had violently attacked him for not opposing the Fugitive Slave Law.

  • The rush of the Mahommedan flood sent terror all over Europe, but the little opposition it encountered south of the Pyrenees is to be easily explained, and the victory, though genuine, was more specious than substantial.

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