syllogistic

adjective

Definition of syllogisticnext
as in logical

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  1. logical
  2. analytic
  3. rational
  4. valid
  5. coherent
  6. a priori
  7. empirical
  8. reasonable
Adjective
  • Gatewood agrees that Chessy was a logical addition from the Wonderland canon.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • Jeff Hettick, vice president of Agile Mission Systems at GA-ASI, said adapting those capabilities to maritime operations was a logical next step.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • On the contrary, his brother is low-key, collaborative, and analytical.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • For leaders looking for untapped analytical leverage, location is a good place to start.
    — Marianna Kantor, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • In an article for Marie Claire, Rapinoe trotted out several common left-wing talking points aimed at scaring rational-thinking people into believing that keeping males out of women's sports is somehow bad for girls and women.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
  • While shocking, the Australian Space Agency said there’s a completely rational, albeit cosmic, explanation.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • The deal is valid at participating Wendy's locations nationwide for dine-in, carry out and via the drive-thru for orders placed on the Wendy's app or website.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • By exposing the model to multiple valid solutions, GIFT broadens its understanding of how CAD designs can be constructed.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • Editorially, the biggest challenge was giving the film a coherent throughline that interpreted the events for audiences in a comprehensible and entertaining way.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • But expansion that reinforces a coherent brand thesis and solves an actual customer need?
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of coherent
Adjective
  • Research into sparse, a priori network topologies, architectures like NeuroFab, start sparse rather than pruning dense networks after training.
    — Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This sort of a priori justification for ESAs explains a few things.
    — Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of a priori
Adjective
  • In general, Smith Galer’s empirical examples tend toward the optimistic.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • But extrapolating from limited empirical studies paints a grim picture.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of empirical
Adjective
  • Judging by the latest Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, that seems a reasonable assumption.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • The political statements made in Nolan’s version are the same ones made in Homer’s poem, or at the very least a reasonable interpretation of the anti-war sentiments therein.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of reasonable
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