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
  • But there’s something bracingly logical about injecting the synthetic jolt of electronic dance music into a hospital environment, where vulnerable bodies are sustained by machines.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • With 40 percent of its revenue generated by returning customers, Braquet said this focus was the logical next step and the motivation in their ongoing first funding round.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • Kim will face his last days when a large enough body of North Korean elites conclude that remaining loyal is no longer their safest and most rational choice.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Aries March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of reasonable
Adjective
  • Unlike conventional speculative decoding, which checks generated tokens against a target model, VFlash can accept structurally valid visual predictions without requiring token-by-token agreement.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Californians have kept our end of that bargain, but insurance companies have broken their side of the promise by denying, delaying and underpaying valid claims and dropping coverage.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • But a band doesn’t earn its New York Times profile on good taste and great anecdotes alone.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Like Dykes, Johnson had a lot of praise for Fifita and is eager to face one of the nation’s best passers.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of good

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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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