NONDEDUCTIVE Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

nondeductive

adjective

Definition of nondeductive

as in explicit

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Adjective

Give people explicit permission to ideate, to learn, to bring you the thing nobody asked for.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Trump did not provide specific details, timelines or explicit penalty structures for non-compliant nations or foreign entities.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of explicit

Adjective

Serving a vital manufacturing and export region in China, the Shenzhen facility supports growing cross-border trade, e-commerce shipments and time-definite international express services.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
But there are definite issues with trying to juggle everything at the same time.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of definite

Adjective

The change does not mean Publix is doing away with express checkout altogether.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Serving a vital manufacturing and export region in China, the Shenzhen facility supports growing cross-border trade, e-commerce shipments and time-definite international express services.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of express

Adjective

By 2024, just two-thirds of districts’ funding came from the foundation allowance; the rest came mostly from state categorical grants.

— Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Sensitive capability can come with tighter contractual and technical controls instead of a categorical no.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of categorical

Adjective

But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
As a result, the argument goes, today's spending is irrational because the hardware would need to be replaced too frequently to generate an attractive return on investment, known as ROI.

— , CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

As presented in the Gang’s illogical scapegoating, fear-mongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
For instance, a sleep issue prompt yields varied advice depending on prior conversational context, occasionally making illogical leaps.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of illogical

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