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Antonyms for illogical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-loj-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl



Definition of illogical

Origin :
  • 1580s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + logical. Related: Illogically.
  • adj not making sense
Example sentences :
  • From it, a thousand wild, illogical, and fantastic conclusions are drawn.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • This is possible, it is not illogical, and Berkeley believes it.
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • He was only misled by his love of antithesis into a hasty and illogical remark.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • Plato saw the necessity of combating the illogical logic of the Megarians and Eristics.
  • Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
  • That, of course, was illogical; but you can hardly expect logic from a man in his position.
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It was an illogical resistance, which ended in the admission of the tradesmen.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • This would be illogical, and men are nothing if not logical.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • If the Pope had adhered to that proposition, he would have been saved from his illogical position.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • All at once an idea, wild and illogical enough, jumped up in her mind.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • I regret to say that the list is illogical, and the request inopportune.
  • Extract from : « The Crusade of the Excelsior » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for illogical

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