fallacy

The word “fallacy” has 3 syllables: fal-la-cy.

It's pronounced as /ˈfæləsi/.


What is synonym and antonym for fallacy?

In the thesaurus, “fallacy” has 15 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fallacy along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fallacy

Antonyms for fallacy

  • truth

Meanings of fallacy

  • noun
    1. Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
    2. An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument.

Example Sentences

  • Fallacy often creeps into arguments when emotion overrides reason.
  • Recognizing the fallacy in his opponent's logic, the debater swiftly countered with solid evidence.
  • It's a common fallacy to believe that correlation always implies causation.
  • The advertisement relied on the fallacy of appeal to authority, using a celebrity to endorse a product with no scientific backing.
  • Believing that one's race determines intelligence is a dangerous fallacy that perpetuates harmful stereotypes.

On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fallacy, such as: deception, deceptiveness, delusion, erroneousness, error, fallaciousness, falsehood.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

factoid

fakery

  • charade
  • cheating
  • cloak
  • cover-up
  • cunning
  • deceit
  • deceitfulness
  • deception
  • deceptiveness
  • dishonesty
  • distortion
  • fabrication
  • fallacy
  • falsity
  • farce
  • forgery
  • fraud
  • hypocrisy
  • misstatement
  • mockery
  • perjury
  • pretext
  • prevarication
  • semblance
  • sham
  • tall tale
  • travesty
  • untruth
  • veneer

fallaciousness

falsehood

falsehoods


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