nondeductive

adjective

Definition of nondeductivenext
as in explicit

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  1. explicit
  2. definite
  3. express
  4. categorical
  5. irrational
  6. illogical
Adjective
  • Even when the subtext of previous policy suggested suspicion of American Muslims, federal leaders never expressed explicit hostility.
    — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
  • A number of definitions, particularly from this period, drew an explicit connection between Indigenous peoples and European colonialism.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of explicit
Adjective
  • But the Bulls expressed definite interest in Kuminga, according to a league source speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss front-office strategy.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And the wave of sales Xilam already proves that there’s definite interest for a road-tripping inverted submarine and its crew.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of definite
Adjective
  • Contrastingly, Archer looked for swing, bowling sharply but not express.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Known for its portfolio of credit cards, American Express was founded as an express mail and shipping business in the 1850s.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of express
Adjective
  • The categorical slipperiness of concrete finds its echo in the unbounded experience of the building from within.
    — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • For now, video officials will be limited to categorical errors, such as a second caution given to a player for handball when replays prove the ball hit them in the face.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of categorical
Adjective
  • So the strongest performers tend to resist hardest, and their response is not irrational.
    — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Lambasting Lambert for the performance is illogical, but so is placing so much importance on one player.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of illogical
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“Nondeductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondeductive. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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