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
  • Considering that deer live by their noses, Woods has a logical theory about why deer are most active at dawn and dusk.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That track record is why Costco’s move into healthcare is logical, and likely to succeed.
    — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • Agents ask unanticipated questions across operational and analytical systems, often in real time.
    — Felix Liao, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That, to me, raises the question of how universities should build the human competencies such as deep thinking, analytical reasoning, judgment, and taste.
    — Matt vandenBerg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • 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
  • There is, in the cold, rational, and most-of-all humorless heart of Defoe, intimations of a world to come (which is our own).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, real data infrastructure applies temporal reasoning, asking not just who an entity is, but precisely when that information was valid.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Approximately six employees did not have valid California food handler cards available for review.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • Merle Haggard and even Bob Dylan find their essential subject in modernity’s threat to a coherent American mythology.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Brands must increasingly decide how to combine trade fairs, showroom partnerships, existing buyer relationships and direct retail into a coherent sales strategy.
    — Yiling Pan, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of coherent
Adjective
  • But its deterioration is a profound a priori, one that can only be partially forestalled.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of a priori
Adjective
  • During high-temperature runs conducted in September, engineers collected new empirical data to evaluate core behavior under extreme heat.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The risks posed by obesity, however, are based on more empirical data.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of empirical
Adjective
  • Almost all the controls were electronic buttons, and the dashboard was entirely digital—two ideas that sound reasonable today but were nightmarishly complex in the mid-1970s.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The gap between the goal and the day becomes so wide that quitting feels reasonable.
    — JJ Mazzo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of reasonable
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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