Explanatory and Fallacious

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Explanatory adjective - Serving to explain.

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Fallacious is an antonym for explanatory.

Nearby Word: explanation

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

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Explanatory is an antonym for fallacious.

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