as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning
the illogical claim that playing basketball makes people taller because one sees so many tall players illogical people are likely to believe every sensational claim made on TV
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Recent Examples of illogical
That such sentimentality can come across in a story as disturbing as Mickey’s may sound illogical.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This is not illogical, in the same way that any blackmail makes sense on paper.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In arguments that frequently ridiculed the government’s case as weak and illogical, Cotter emphasized that there is a hard line between lobbying and bribery.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Moreover, reality is incredibly illogical and multi-faceted, and people are so inconsistent and full of contradictions.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This is not illogical, in the same way that any blackmail makes sense on paper.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In arguments that frequently ridiculed the government’s case as weak and illogical, Cotter emphasized that there is a hard line between lobbying and bribery.
—Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Moreover, reality is incredibly illogical and multi-faceted, and people are so inconsistent and full of contradictions.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for illogical
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The characters are believably upset and irrational for much of the play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In January 2024, the work was sold to Geffen, seemingly on Sun’s behalf — Sun now says the sale was illegitimate.—
Rachel Corbett,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
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They get snared into helping their private investigator friend Moby (Hung) track down kidnappers intent on capturing a young woman named Sylvia (Lola Forner), who turns out to be the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish count.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Illogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illogical. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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