Antonyms for deductive


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : dih-duhk-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈdʌk tɪv


Definition of deductive

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin deductivus, from deduct-, past participle stem of deducere "to deduce" (see deduce). Related: Deductively.
  • As in rational : adj realistic; of sound mind
  • As in scientific : adj systematic; discovered through experimentation
  • As in determinable : adj definable
  • As in deducible : adj understandable
  • As in dogmatic : adj based on absolute truth
  • As in a priori : adv deducing from general principle
Example sentences :
  • You often show yourself without any faculty of deductive reasoning.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Was this some more of her deductive reasoning, or had Cummings dropped a hint?
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • This form of reasoning is deductive, that is, it proceeds from the general to the particular.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • It was a deductive and not an inductive process, by which he arrived at his theology.
  • Extract from : « A Tour of the Missions » by Augustus Hopkins Strong
  • In mathematical and deductive science, of course, it is quite otherwise.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers of Science » by Oliver Lodge
  • The deductive conclusion was confirmed and verified by experience.
  • Extract from : « The History of Creation, Vol. I (of 2) » by Ernst Haeckel
  • You might be the longest-headed of deductive reasoners, and yet you might be beaten by your own pawns.
  • Extract from : « Felix Holt, The Radical » by George Eliot
  • Neale's was the deductive method of arriving at conclusions.
  • Extract from : « The U.P. Trail » by Zane Grey
  • This axiom is the basis upon which we build our Deductive Reasoning.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Logical Thinking » by William Walker Atkinson
  • It furnishes us with the validity of the deductive inference or argument.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Logical Thinking » by William Walker Atkinson

Synonyms for deductive

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