Categorical Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Categorical

express
Definitely and explicitly stated:
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absolute
Having no direct object. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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emphatic
(Gram.) Designating or of a present tense or past tense in which a form of do is used as an auxiliary for emphasis (Ex.: I do care, we did go)
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flat
Absolute.
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sure
That cannot be doubted, questioned, or disputed; absolutely true; certain
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unmitigated
The definition of unmitigated is absolute, complete or not lessened.
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unqualified
The definition of unqualified is something that is complete and total.
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unconditional
Without conditions or limitations; absolute:
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classificational
Of or relating to classification.
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divisionary
Divisional
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subdivisional
Relating to a subdivision.
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typal
Of, relating to, or serving as a type; typical.
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precise
The definition of precise is exact.
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unequivocal
Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous:
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clear
Free of obstacles.
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clear-cut
(Idiomatic) straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.
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decided
Without doubt or question; definite:
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explicit
Fully and clearly expressed; leaving nothing implied:
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positive
Tending in the direction regarded as that of increase, progress, etc.
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specific
Clear or detailed in communicating:
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unambiguous
Clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
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Antonyms for Categorical

implied
Of something that is inferred, rather than plainly expressed.
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conditional
(Grammar) Expressing a condition or supposition.
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uncategorical
Not categorical.
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qualified
Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.
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tentative
The definition of tentative is not definite or final.
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vague
Not having a precise meaning.
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questionable
Of dubious morality or respectability:
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ambiguous
The definition of ambiguous is something that is unclear or not easily describable.
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equivocal
The definition of equivocal is something having several different meanings.
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Words Related to Categorical

normative
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a priori
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certain
Named but not known or previously mentioned:
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definite
The definition of definite is something that has limits, is clear in meaning, absolutely true and positive.
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Categorical Sentence Examples

  • For her there was no categorical imperative, no moral code save to follow the promptings of her heart.

  • But both these unnatural forms, which are certainly not analyses of any conscious process of categorical reasoning, break down at once, because they cannot explain those moods in the third figure, e.g.

  • In other words, a categorical universal is often problematic, but a problematic is not the same as a hypothetical judgment.

  • The categorical charges made in the document rebut this plea.

  • To be categorical, a judgment does not require a belief in existence, but only that something, existent or not, is (or is not) determined; and there are two quite different attitudes of mind even to a non-existent thing, such as a square circle, namely, unconditional and conditional belief.

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