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a posteriori

adjective

Synonyms and 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 and Near Synonyms of a posteriori

a priori, syllogistic

analytic (or analytical), coherent, consequent, good, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, sound, valid, well-founded, well-grounded

cognitive, empirical (also empiric)

defendable, defensible, justifiable

maintainable, supportable, sustainable, tenable

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of 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

senseless, thoughtless

uncompelling, unconvincing

illegitimate, illogical, incoherent, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, unreasonable, unsound, weak

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