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Synonyms & Antonyms of a priori
(Entry 1 of 2)
being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information
- an a priori argument for the defendant's innocence
Synonyms for a priori
- deducible,
- deductive,
- derivable,
- inferable
- (also inferrible),
- inferential,
- reasoned
Words Related to a priori
- academic
- (also academical),
- speculative,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
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a priori
adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of a priori (Entry 2 of 2)
as in early, prematurely
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for a priori
- afore
- [chiefly dialect],
- ahead,
- already,
- antecedently,
- anteriorly,
- before,
- beforehand,
- earlier,
- formerly,
- preliminarily,
- previously
- before long,
- erelong
- [archaic],
- presently,
- shortly,
- soon
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for a priori
- after,
- afterward
- (or afterwards),
- later
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“A priori.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/a%20priori. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of a priori was in 1652
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