FALLACIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information
   Usage Example(s)
   • fallacious hope
   Similar To
   • incorrect (what does incorrect mean?)
   • wrong (what does wrong mean?)
2. Meaning
   • intended to deceive
   Synonym(s)
   • deceitful (what does deceitful mean?)
   • fraudulent (what does fraudulent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • deceitful advertising
   • fallacious testimony
   • smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice – S.T.Coleridge
   • a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes
   Similar To
   • dishonest (what does dishonest mean?)
   • dishonorable (what does dishonorable mean?)
3. Meaning
   • containing or based on a fallacy
   Synonym(s)
   • unsound (what does unsound mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • fallacious reasoning
   • an unsound argument
   Similar To
   • invalid (what does invalid mean?)