illogical
/ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/
illogical adjective: contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
Adjective
illogical (comparative more illogical, superlative most illogical)
- Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- I received an illogical reply and that left me standing there feeling confused.
- Your highly emotional reaction is most illogical.1967 November 10, “Metamorphosis”, in Star Trek, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy)
- Synonyms:
- absurd, irrational, unreasoning, unsound
- Antonyms:
- logical
illogical meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
illogical in Hindi
- illogical, irrational, unreasonable, baseless
- तर्कहीन tarkahīn
illogical in Tamil
- பொருந்தா வாதம், தருக்கவொழுங்கற்ற
illogical in Urdu
- غیرمنطقی
illogical in Bengali
- illogical, nonsensical
- যুক্তিহীন juktihin
More languagesFewer languages
- illogical in Malayalam
- യുക്തിഹീനം, യുക്തിവിരുദ്ധം, യുക്തിക്കുവിപരീതമായ, അതർക്ക
- illogical in Kannada
- ತರ್ಕಬದ್ಧವಲ್ಲದ, ತರ್ಕವಿರುದ್ಧ, ತರ್ಕಹೀನ
- illogical in Punjabi
- ਤਰਕਹੀਣ tarkahīṇ
- illogical in Thai
- ไร้เหตุผล Rị̂ h̄etup̄hl
- illogical in Vietnamese
- phi lôgic
Examples of illogical in a sentence
- Illogical pedestrian crossings, inaccessible pavements and inconvenient public transport make it rather hostile for its differently abled citizens.
- If we can dismantle hate rhetoric and explain why it is, in fact, illogical, is the language no longer dangerous?
- As it turned out, the itinerary was disconcertingly illogical, involving criss-crossing America in anything but a straight line.
Synonyms of illogical
Antonyms
Forms of illogical
| comparative | more illogical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most illogical |
Origin of illogical
From il- + logical.
Words formed from illogical
Questions about illogical
- What does illogical mean?
- Illogical means contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- What is illogical in Hindi?
- Illogical in Hindi is तर्कहीन (tarkahīn). See Illogical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is illogical?
- Illogical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce illogical?
- Illogical is pronounced /ɪˈlɒ.dʒɪ.kəl/.
Words near illogical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: illogical (page history and authors); तर्कहीन (Hindi) (page history and authors); illogical (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); illogical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); যুক্তিহীন (Bengali) (page history and authors); illogical (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); illogical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਤਰਕਹੀਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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