analytic

adjective

ˌa-nə-ˈli-tik How to pronounce analytic (audio)
variants or analytical
Definition of analyticnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for analytic
  1. logical
  2. rational
  3. coherent
  4. reasonable
  5. valid
  6. good
Adjective
  • Considering that deer live by their noses, Woods has a logical theory about why deer are most active at dawn and dusk.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That track record is why Costco’s move into healthcare is logical, and likely to succeed.
    — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • Predicting the costs How cities full of rational, educated, financially prudent people get sucked in, how we’re persuaded to put aside concerns about being stuck with a massive bill and just surrender to the spectacle.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There is, in the cold, rational, and most-of-all humorless heart of Defoe, intimations of a world to come (which is our own).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • The team fed two independent infrared lasers into the chip, creating a partially coherent mixture.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Use clear, concise, concrete, coherent, complete, correct, and courteous language.
    — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of coherent
Adjective
  • Almost all the controls were electronic buttons, and the dashboard was entirely digital—two ideas that sound reasonable today but were nightmarishly complex in the mid-1970s.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The gap between the goal and the day becomes so wide that quitting feels reasonable.
    — JJ Mazzo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of reasonable
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, real data infrastructure applies temporal reasoning, asking not just who an entity is, but precisely when that information was valid.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Approximately six employees did not have valid California food handler cards available for review.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • While the bathrooms in most accommodations feature walk-in showers, a few of the upstairs rooms have bathtubs, making those rooms a good choice for families.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Thunder star Jalen Williams, the team’s second-leading scorer and best all-around defender during its title run two seasons ago, fractured a fibula and dislocated his left ankle in a gruesome injury Sunday.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of good

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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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