categorical
3 synonyms and 3 antonyms for categorical, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Complete and with no exceptions.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
categoric
Antonyms
Etymology
Categorical comes from Late Latin catēgoricus plus -al; by surface analysis it is category plus -ical.
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