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.
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Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlogical
Adjective
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When the world is falling apart, all the illogical perceptions fall away, leaving only what matters standing, and that which matters is no longer veiled by those perceptions.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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That wasn’t entirely illogical.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The characters are believably upset and irrational for much of the play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The words were harsh but the logic was not unreasonable.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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This would not be an unreasonable proposition, considering the U.S. already pledged a security guarantee to Ukraine upon its return of all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996, based on the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances.—
Seung-Whan Choi,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some people claimed that the negative reaction online was unwarranted.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
6 Apr. 2025
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Police said that residents may mistake students for actual armed subjects, leading to unwarranted calls to police.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The money would go to Metro, the physically unsafe and fiscally unsound public transit system that saw its ridership peak in the 1980s.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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Democrats dismiss the effort as purely political and legally unsound since the series of court rulings GOP lawmakers are fighting come down to a a disagreement about the law, not high crimes or corruption on the part of judges.—
Deirdre Walsh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The council said it's made a reasonable offer, that cuts would only affect a small number of jobs and the jobs being eliminated are unnecessary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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Periodic access reviews help identify and remove unnecessary permissions, meeting regulatory requirements by ensuring access rights align with compliance standards.—
Venkat Viswanathan,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The former president was also barred from running for office until 2030 by Brazil’s electoral court, for making unfounded claims that voting machines were rigged.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The network and Dominion reached a $787 million settlement agreement in the case that arose after Fox News aired unfounded accusations that Dominion helped rig the 2020 election against Mr. Trump.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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An unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American spending bill.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
16 Mar. 2025
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What the Yellowjackets do to him is unconscionable.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Nonlogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlogical. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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