Fallacious and Illuminating

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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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Illuminating is an antonym for fallacious.

Illuminating adjective - Providing useful information or knowledge.

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Fallacious is an antonym for illuminating.

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Illuminating and Fallacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fallacious/illuminating

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