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
Underhand and fallacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Underhand" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Underhand
Underhand adjective - Given to or marked by cheating and deception.
Fallacious and underhand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Underhand".
Nearby Word: underhanded
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dishonest and fallacious
- dishonest and underhand
- false and fallacious
- false and underhand
- fraudulent and fallacious
- fraudulent and underhand
- deceptive and fallacious
- deceptive and underhand
- lying and fallacious
- lying and underhand
- hypocritical and fallacious
- hypocritical and underhand
- insincere and fallacious
- insincere and underhand
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