Claptrap and Reasonableness

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Claptrap noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.

Usage example: the idea that you can get a cold from not dressing warmly is claptrap

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Reasonableness is an antonym for claptrap.

Reasonableness noun - The quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person.

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Claptrap is an antonym for reasonableness.

Nearby Words: reason, reasonable

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Reasonableness and Claptrap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claptrap/reasonableness

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