Synonyms for sophistical
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Fallacious, misleading or incorrect in logic or reasoning, especially intentionally.
Related words
- Word family
- sophisticalness
Example sentences
- deceptive And, as you know, appearances are often deceptive.
- evasive Yanni didn't maintain eye contact and was evasive.
- fallacious Her line of reasoning is attractive, but ultimately fallacious.
- subtle There was a subtle difference between their views.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sophistical | steady | |
| deceptive | steady | |
| evasive | steady | |
| fallacious | falling | |
| subtle | rising | |
| sophistic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- subtle2
- 7 letters
- evasive3
- 8 letters
- captious
- 9 letters
- deceptive3, sophistic
- 10 letters
- fallacious3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (subtle2 = 2 syllables).