CATEGORICAL Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

categorical

adjective

ˌka-tə-ˈgȯr-i-kəl

variants also categoric

as in definite

having no exceptions or restrictions a categorical denial of the rumors that the celebrities were planning to get married

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Recent Examples on the Web Bloomberg’s reporting in Ukraine recently was pretty categorical on this. —

Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024 But there’s a categorical difference between these assistive tools and generative AI applications, like Suno and Udio, which can produce full songs from nothing but a few words. —

Adam Clair, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024 The National Association of Recovery Residences also warned in 2018 that categorical bans against people taking MOUD would violate federal law. —

Lev Facher, STAT, 31 July 2024 But for curators and scholars today, the challenge is to tell stories that move beyond categorical thinking and disregard strong definitions—received or expanded—of Native American or American art. —

Alexander Brier Marr, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for categorical

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