Thesaurus / off the mark
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synonyms for off the mark
- fake
- untrue
- distorted
- mistaken
- improper
- erroneous
- fanciful
- untruthful
- incorrect
- deceitful
- invalid
- fictitious
- bogus
- misleading
- faulty
- inaccurate
- spurious
- phony
- specious
- unfounded
- dishonest
- fraudulent
- unreal
- apocryphal
- delusive
- ersatz
- fallacious
- fishy
- illusive
- imaginary
- inexact
- lying
- mendacious
- sham
- trumped up
- unsound
- counterfactual
- beguiling
- casuistic
- concocted
- contrary to fact
- cooked-up
- deceiving
- misrepresentative
- sophistical
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSA far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYYou never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYWe are so many around here that you'll have to get paper and pencil and mark us down to keep track of how many.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUX"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDMr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSI drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRTrack of the count may be kept by placing a mark for each leukocyte in its appropriate column, ruled upon paper.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDLast night again there was all sorts of firing and fighting going on, throughout those hours peaceful citizens ear-mark for sleep.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONPersonally, the English do not attract nor shine; but collectively they are a race to make their mark on the destinies of mankind.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYWORDS RELATED TO OFF THE MARK
- apocryphal
- beguiling
- bogus
- casuistic
- concocted
- contrary to fact
- cooked-up
- counterfactual
- deceitful
- deceiving
- delusive
- dishonest
- distorted
- erroneous
- ersatz
- fake
- fallacious
- fanciful
- faulty
- fictitious
- fishy
- fraudulent
- illusive
- imaginary
- improper
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- inexact
- invalid
- lying
- mendacious
- misleading
- misrepresentative
- mistaken
- off the mark
- phony
- sham
- sophistical
- specious
- spurious
- trumped up
- unfounded
- unreal
- unsound
- untrue
- untruthful
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.