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unsound

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As an adjective, unsound means not sound, particularly:.

Meanings of unsound

9 meanings

adjective

Not sound, particularly:
Not whole, not solid, defective.
especially of horsesInfirm, diseased.
UKespecially of peopleNot good, unreliable.
Not in good condition; damaged or decayed
“an unsound foundation”
Containing or based on a fallacy
“fallacious reasoning”
“an unsound argument”
Similar: fallacious
Suffering from severe mental illness
“of unsound mind”
Similar: mentally ill, unstable
Physically unsound or diseased
“has a bad back”
“a bad heart”
“bad teeth”
Similar: bad, unfit
Of e.g. advice

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

unsound around the world

UKNot good, unreliable.

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: containing or based on a fallacy

adjective: suffering from severe mental illness

mentally illunstable

adjective: physically unsound or diseased

Oppositessound

Words that rhyme with unsound

around found sound round ground wound bound pound drowned profound surround hound ultrasound renowned crowned rebound

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Nearby words

unsold unsolicited unsolvable unsolved unsophisticated unsorted unsounded unsoundness unsparing unspeakable unspecified unspectacular