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Pronunciation:
[ stɹˈɔː mˈan], [ stɹˈɔː mˈan], [ s_t_ɹ_ˈɔː m_ˈa_n]
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Synonyms for Straw man:
n.
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- irrelevance,
- weak position,
- nothing,
- fake,
- inessentials,
- detail,
- statement to be refuted,
- non-issue,
- adjunct,
- dead wood,
- Minutiae,
- stuff,
- blind,
- nonsense,
- trivia.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- fall guy,
- playactor,
- sucker,
- puppet,
- cat's-paw,
- actor,
- gull,
- fraud,
- pretender,
- performer,
- bird-scarer,
- phony,
- scarer,
- scapegoat,
- scarecrow,
- mouthpiece,
- whipping boy,
- Marionette,
- victim,
- dupe,
- dummy,
- aunt sally.
Homophones for Straw man:
- sheet iron, stroheim, sternum, strum, stream, state attorney, strawman, sterne, sweat room, strain, styrene, saturnine, saturn, stroma, sauterne, storeroom, sectarian, sidearm, saturnia, southern, styron, strawworm, squadron, stateroom, straw wine, side drum, stern, strymon, struma, Sudatorium, sterninae, stormy, squad room, stearin, side arm, sterna, storm.
Hyponym for Straw man:
n.
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communication
specious argument.
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communication
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- Synonyms:
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