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Synonyms & Antonyms of deductive
being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information
- using deductive reasoning we must conclude that since everyone eventually dies, sooner or later it's going to be our turn
Synonyms for deductive
- a priori,
- deducible,
- derivable,
- inferable
- (also inferrible),
- inferential,
- reasoned
Words Related to deductive
- academic
- (also academical),
- speculative,
- theoretical
- (also theoretic)
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“Deductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deductive. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of deductive was in 1646
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