| Main Entry: | a priori |
| Part of Speech: | adjective/adverb |
| Definition: | deducing from general principle |
Synonyms: |
based on theory, deduced, deductive, derivable, inferred, presumptive, rational, reasoned, supposed, theoretical |
Antonyms: |
a posteriori, empirical |
| Main Entry: | deducible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable |
Synonyms: |
a priori, consequent, deductive, derivable, dogmatic, following, inferable, inferential, provable, reasoned, traceable |
| Main Entry: | derivable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deducible |
Synonyms: |
a priori, attributable, available, determinable, dogmatic, extractable, inferable, likely, obtainable, reasoned, resultant, traceable |
Antonyms: |
inconcludable, underivable |
| Main Entry: | dogmatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | based on absolute truth |
Synonyms: |
a priori, as a matter of course, assertive, authoritarian, authoritative, axiomatic, by fiat, by natural law, by nature, canonical, categorical, deducible, deductive, derivable, doctrinaire, doctrinal, eternal, excathedra, formal, imperative, inevitable, on faith, oracular, orthodox, peremptory, positive, pragmatic, prophetic, reasoned, systematic, theoretical, unchangeable, unerring, unqualified |
Antonyms: |
ambiguous, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fluctuating, indecisive, not positive, uncertain, vacillating |