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Synonyms & Antonyms of a posteriori
formal
relating to what can be known by observation rather than through an understanding of how certain things work
- an a posteriori explanation
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for a posteriori
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for a posteriori
- casuistic
- (or casuistical),
- eristic
- (also eristical),
- fallacious,
- misleading,
- sophistic
- (or sophistical),
- specious
- absurd,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- daffy,
- fatuous,
- half-baked,
- half-witted,
- harebrained,
- insane,
- loony
- (also looney),
- mad,
- nonsensical,
- nutty,
- preposterous,
- simpleminded,
- stupid,
- weak-minded,
- witless
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“A posteriori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20posteriori. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of a posteriori was in 1588
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