Synonyms of a posteriori

a posteriori

adjective

as in reasonable

formal relating to what can be known by observation rather than through an understanding of how certain things work

an a posteriori explanation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasonable
• a priori
• good
• cognitive
• logical
• analytical
• analytic
• defensible
• valid
• rational
• coherent
• sound
• syllogistic
• consequent
• sensible
• empirical
• well-founded
• well-grounded
• justifiable
• empiric
• maintainable
• sustainable
• defendable
• tenable
• supportable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleading
• fallacious
• specious
• casuistical
• casuistic
• eristical
• sophistical
• sophistic
• stupid
• preposterous
• mad
• unscientific
• unarticulated
• absurd
• fatuous
• crazy
• insane
• nutty
• cockeyed
• eristic
• nonsensical
• thoughtless
• harebrained
• loony
• senseless
• simpleminded
• daffy
• witless
• weak
• unconvincing
• irrational
• illogical
• unreasonable
• invalid
• incoherent
• inconsequential
• illegitimate
• half-witted
• half-baked
• weak-minded
• unsound
• looney
• uncompelling
• inconsequent

Examples of a posteriori in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This a posteriori saga gives us a refreshed Raphael, whose psychological acuity feels newly approachable. —Roberta Smith, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2020