Backhanded
Backhanded adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Fallacious and backhanded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Backhanded".
Nearby Words: backhander, backhand
Fallacious
Fallacious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: consumers who harbor the fallacious belief that credit-card spending will never catch up with them
Backhanded and fallacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backhanded" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fake and backhanded
- fake and fallacious
- phony and backhanded
- phony and fallacious
- counterfeit and backhanded
- counterfeit and fallacious
- hollow and backhanded
- hollow and fallacious
- ambiguous and backhanded
- ambiguous and fallacious
- false and backhanded
- false and fallacious
- deceptive and backhanded
- deceptive and fallacious
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