Incorrect
Incorrect adjective - Not being in agreement with what is true.
Usage example: an incorrect but not intentionally deceitful statement
Specious is a synonym for incorrect in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Specious" instead an adjective "Incorrect", when it comes to topics like wrong, false, erroneous.
Nearby Words: incorrectness, incorrectly
Specious
Specious adjective - Tending or having power to deceive.
Usage example: a specious argument that really does not stand up under close examination
Incorrect is a synonym for specious in characteristic topic. You can use "Incorrect" instead an adjective "Specious", if it concerns topics such as erroneous, misleading.
Nearby Words: specie, speciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- improper and incorrect
- improper and specious
- wrong and incorrect
- wrong and specious
- false and incorrect
- false and specious
- irrational and incorrect
- irrational and specious
- faulty and incorrect
- faulty and specious
- spurious and incorrect
- spurious and specious
- invalid and incorrect
- invalid and specious
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