fallacy

[fal-uh-see] / ˈfæl ə si /

NOUN

illusion, misconception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deception falsehood heresy inconsistency misinterpretation paradox untruth

STRONG

aberration ambiguity artifice bias casuistry cavil deceit deceptiveness delusion deviation elusion equivocation erratum erroneousness error evasion faultiness flaw illogicality inexactness invalidity misapprehension miscalculation misconstrual mistake notion perversion preconception prejudice quirk solecism sophism sophistry speciousness subterfuge

WEAK

non sequitur quibbling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

truth

STRONG

accuracy certainty conformity correction directness facing fairness frankness honesty meeting openness reality sameness truthfulness

WEAK

evidence fact right surety

Example Sentences

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But there were a great many fallals and odds and ends which were not in the least like the sifter which they use for riddling sand.

From In Midsummer Days, and Other Tales by Strindberg, August

He would have no finery and fallals, he said.

From Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' by Pearce, Charles Edward

I do not say that Mademoiselle Marie-Anne is not generous; but after all her charitable work she has plenty of money left for her fine dresses and her fallals.

From The Honor of the Name by Gaboriau, Émile

A score of gayly trimmed booths wherein were displayed various articles of feminine fallals and cheap bric-a-brac, each presided over by a lady house-smith.

From The Gates of Chance by Sutphen, Van Tassel

Your poor mamma knew what she was about when she kept that cabinet locked, and for all the good they'll ever do, she might well have burnt the bits of fallals she kept there.

From The Palace Beautiful A Story for Girls by Meade, L. T.

Vocabulary lists containing fallacy

Argumentative Writing

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Power Suffix: -acy

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