ANALYTIC Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

analytic

adjective

ˌa-nə-ˈli-tik

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Definition of analytic

as in logical

according to the rules of logic presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt

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Recent Examples of analytic With two of baseball’s most analytical front offices and deepest scouting departments, the Brewers and Rays prove there are ways to win beyond just outspending the competition. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The nudity in the movies, if one were to get analytical about these things, actually had a purpose beyond titillation. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 For as well as circulating information, print spread habits of analytic thought. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 With so few ancient samples of dodo DNA surviving—and that which does exist having degraded over the centuries—the analytic and number-crunching power of AI is just what’s needed to fill in the genetic blanks. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for analytic

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Adjective

Think about your beliefs, discard your prejudices and be logical and consistent.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
To those who know his ideas, the notion of a Spinozist biographer will seem about as logical as a vegan butcher or a pacifist contract killer.

— Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of logical

Adjective

Carlisle is entitled to make fun of her colleagues for overestimating the power of rational argument and for preferring false simplicity to complicated truth.

— Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
The calm, rational response to the Dallas Cowboys’ latest embarrassing performance is to burn it down.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

The alliance between the president and the rapper has a coherent logic as both have cultivated audiences for whom attacks from outsiders reinforce loyalty.

— Anna Rahmanan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
Then, like magic, a few seconds later, a full, coherent, logical response appears.

— Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of coherent

Adjective

International financial institutions must be able to deliver financing quickly, at scale, and at reasonable cost, so that no developing country is forced to choose between servicing its debt and investing in its people.

— Pedro Sánchez, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2026
There are people who want a complication but want it at a reasonable price.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026

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