NONLOGICAL Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

nonlogical

adjective

Definition of nonlogical

as in illogical

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Recent Examples of nonlogical But because most biological creativity, as subsequent scientific research has shown, involves data-free and nonlogical processes, divergent thinking is far more conservative in its outcomes than human imagination. — Wired, 25 Jan. 2022

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Adjective

One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Lambasting Lambert for the performance is illogical, but so is placing so much importance on one player.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of illogical

Adjective

But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
As a result, the argument goes, today's spending is irrational because the hardware would need to be replaced too frequently to generate an attractive return on investment, known as ROI.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

Last year, the panel also made several unwarranted changes to vaccine recommendations, including dropping the universal recommendation for a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine—a move widely decried by medical and health experts.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
At 79, Levy has been pleased to discover that often his discomfort is unwarranted.

— Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unwarranted

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According to the popular—and scientifically baseless—myth, daddy longlegs spiders are among the most venomous spiders, but their fangs are too short to bite humans.

— Melissa Petruzzello, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Towers said that concerns about consent and explanation of risk are baseless.

— Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of baseless

Adjective

Even with an unnecessary roughness penalty in the fourth, Shelley made his reps count, making five tackles and breaking up a deep pass from Rams quarterback Ty Simpson intended for Tyler Scott.

— Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
That is true, but making costly and unnecessary wars harder to start belongs in the credit column, not the debit one.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

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