NONDEDUCTIVE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

nondeductive

adjective

Definition of nondeductive

as in explicit

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But a separate document — a transcript of a November 2024 interview with campus police, according to WCBS — shows Doe made a more explicit accusation.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The first episode’s opening sequence seems designed to make this feature formally explicit.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of explicit

Adjective

No person’s registration should be changed without their express consent.

— Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
All three express satisfaction with the deal, but Trump does not respond to questions about whether his quest to acquire the territory is off the table.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of express

Adjective

To kneel at the altar of the market, to pray to the gods of the ultra-wealthy—these are not categorical values bestowed upon humanity, tenets beamed down to us from the cosmos.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
This is not a categorical instruction to refuse all cooperation.

— Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of categorical

Adjective

Between restructuring waves, automation fears and flattening hierarchies, that concern isn’t always irrational.

— Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The fact, in other words, that there often isn’t a right answer or a clear victor—and that rational people are subject to irrational forces within and above them.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

But that’s illogical, given the enormous ratings for the Seahawks–Patriots game, which was shown on the NBC broadcast network and the Peacock streaming service.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump's resumption of his illogical on-again, off-again trade war with our ally to the north has caused considerable economic concern in Canada, but has also activated a rush of resilience that Republicans in America can only dream of.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of illogical

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