Compelling and Fallacious

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Compelling adjective - Having the power to persuade.

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Fallacious is an antonym for compelling.

Nearby Words: compel, compelled

Fallacious adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.

Usage example: it's fallacious to say that something must exist because science hasn't proven its nonexistence

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Compelling is an antonym for fallacious.

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