specious (Meaning)
specious (s)
plausible but false
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
Synonyms & Antonyms of specious
Synonyms:
- deceiving
- fraudulent
- incorrect
- fallacious
- deceitful
- delusory
- inaccurate
- ambiguous
- beguiling
- subtle
- delusive
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- slick
- circuitous
- perplexing
- forged
- phoney
- perfidious
- foxy
- insincere
- crafty
- shifty
- devious
- sham
- wily
- evasive
- confounding
- dishonest
- bewildering
- lying
- dissembling
- treacherous
- jive
- fake
- knavish
- equivocal
- sly
- artificial
- mendacious
- underhand
- deluding
- untruthful
- hypocritical
- guileful
- artful
- wrong
- trick
- subtile
- duplicitous
- shady
- trickish
- ambidextrous
- backhanded
- faithless
- counterfeit
- distracting
- puzzling
- insidious
- spurious
- sneaky
- feigned
- crooked
- bogus
- phony
- underhanded
- cunning
- tricky
- untrustworthy
- fast
Antonyms:
specious Sentence Examples
- The politician's specious arguments failed to convince the skeptical electorate.
- The lawsuit's specious claims were quickly dismissed by the judge.
- The scammer's specious promises of quick wealth lured in unsuspecting victims.
- The organization's specious report distorted the facts to support its biased agenda.
- The celebrity's specious apology did little to rectify their harmful actions.
- The suspect's specious alibi provided flimsy proof of their innocence.
- The advertisement's specious claims about the product's effectiveness were contradicted by scientific evidence.
- The politician's specious promises of tax cuts appealed to voters' shortsighted self-interest.
- The quack's specious medical advice endangered the health of gullible patients.
- The scholar's specious interpretation of the historical document was met with criticism from experts.
FAQs About the word specious
plausible but false, based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
misleading, false, deceptive, deceiving, fraudulent, incorrect,fallacious, deceitful, delusory, inaccurate
frank, open, illuminating, explanatory, open, straightforward, plain, candid, illuminating, candid
The politician's specious arguments failed to convince the skeptical electorate.
The lawsuit's specious claims were quickly dismissed by the judge.
The scammer's specious promises of quick wealth lured in unsuspecting victims.
The organization's specious report distorted the facts to support its biased agenda.
