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
Sham and fallacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Sham
Sham adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.
Fallacious and sham are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Sham".
Nearby Word: shame
Mutual synonyms
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Sham and Fallacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fallacious/sham
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Sham or Fallacious. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fallacious/sham.
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