Definition for Sophistical:

• Pertaining to, or like, an unsound reasoner or unsound reasoning; plausible but not sound. Also, sophistic.

Synonyms for Sophistical:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • sophistical.
  •evasive (adjective)
  • devious,
  • slippery,
  • greasy,
  • deceptive,
  • ambiguous,
  • fugitive,
  • shuffling,
  • Equivocating,
  • Elusory,
  • sly,
  • cunning,
  • indirect,
  • oblique,
  • stonewalling,
  • vague,
  • unclear,
  • intangible,
  • elusive,
  • casuistical,
  • dissembling,
  • lying,
  • Prevaricating,
  • casuistic,
  • cagey,
  • shifty.
  •fallacious (adjective)
  • fraudulent,
  • beguiling,
  • unreal,
  • off,
  • untrue,
  • fishy,
  • fictitious,
  • Unreasoned,
  • invalid,
  • unreasonable,
  • incorrect,
  • Deluding,
  • mistaken,
  • phony,
  • delusory,
  • unfounded,
  • irrational,
  • delusive,
  • illusory,
  • erroneous,
  • Deceiving,
  • mad,
  • spurious.
  •false (adjective)
  • distorted,
  • mendacious,
  • counterfactual,
  • sham,
  • inexact,
  • fake,
  • faulty,
  • deceitful,
  • apocryphal,
  • illusive,
  • cooked-up,
  • inaccurate,
  • contrary to fact,
  • fanciful,
  • Misrepresentative,
  • ersatz,
  • untruthful,
  • imaginary,
  • Concocted,
  • dishonest,
  • improper,
  • trumped up,
  • bogus,
  • off the mark.
  •illogical (adjective)
  • implausible,
  • hollow,
  • senseless,
  • preposterous,
  • unconnected,
  • fatuous,
  • absurd,
  • untenable,
  • inconsistent,
  • unsubstantial,
  • screwy,
  • inconsequent,
  • incongruous,
  • groundless,
  • inconclusive,
  • nutty,
  • wacky,
  • cockeyed,
  • unscientific.
  •quibbling (adjective)
  • hairsplitting,
  • prevaricative,
  • caviling.
  •specious (adjective)
  • idle,
  • flattering,
  • pretentious,
  • presumable,
  • probable,
  • credible,
  • apparent,
  • vain,
  • ostentatious,
  • sophisticated,
  • presumptive,
  • ostensible,
  • nugatory,
  • empty,
  • likely,
  • plausible,
  • Colorable,
  • captious,
  • seeming.
  •wrong (adjective)
  • erring,
  • in error,
  • bad,
  • miscalculated,
  • not precise,
  • amiss,
  • on the wrong track,
  • fluffed,
  • defective,
  • out of order,
  • off-target,
  • rotten,
  • awry,
  • erratic,
  • perverse,
  • Misconstrued,
  • goofed,
  • out of line,
  • not right,
  • misfigured,
  • out,
  • askew,
  • wide,
  • not working,
  • astray,
  • unsatisfactory,
  • at fault,
  • out of commission,
  • mishandled,
  • misguided.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • illogical,
  • irrelevant,
  • meaningless,
  • unproved,
  • off the wall,
  • demagogic,
  • evasive,
  • fallacious,
  • false,
  • misleading,
  • quibbling,
  • reasonless,
  • self-contradictory,
  • sophistic,
  • specious,
  • wrong,
  • ungrounded,
  • not following,
  • without basis,
  • without foundation,
  • apparently right,
  • way off.
  •n.
  • unsound.

Antonyms for Sophistical:

• adj.

  • evasive
    direct, straightforward, ready, definite, straight, truthful, honest, clear, forthright.
  • fallacious
    real, true, correct.
  • false
    faithful, proven, precise, sincere, authentic, actual, reliable, right, substantiated, trustworthy, accurate, sound, genuine, open, frank, moral, fair, known, valid, just, factual.
  • illogical
    wise, reasonable, logical, rational, sensible, meaningful.
  • specious
    credible.
  • wrong
    ok, good, acceptable, decent, suitable, appropriate.

Sophistical Sentence Examples:

• Though sometimes more sophistical than philosophical, more brilliant than profound, and betraying prejudices when he should elucidate principles, he was, upon the whole, not unworthy to be called " The Prince of Critics."

• For these and similar reasons, some just, others rather sophistical, he urged the sovereigns not to consider themselves bound to ratify the compulsory terms ceded to these profligate men, but to inquire into their offences, and treat them accordingly.

Homophones for Sophistical:

• spectacle.