All counterintuitive synonyms
coun·ter·in·tu·i·tive
C c adj counterintuitive
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- illogical — not logical; contrary to or disregardful of the rules of logic; unreasoning: an illogical reply.
- nonsensical — (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby's babbling is appealingly nonsensical.
- faulty — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- implausible — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- reasonless — not having any reason or sense: an utterly reasonless display of anger.
- senseless — destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
- preposterous — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- untenable — incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible.