syllogistic

adjective

Definition of syllogisticnext
as in logical

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  1. logical
  2. analytic
  3. rational
  4. valid
  5. coherent
  6. a priori
  7. empirical
  8. reasonable
Adjective
  • Overall, the feasibility study said the annexation area represents a logical extension of the city’s existing urban development pattern.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But when considering your approach, know that what seems logical and well-meaning to you may be unhelpful or even harmful.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of logical
Adjective
  • The old hand-off between operational and analytical data must therefore become a closed loop, with sensing, inference and execution happening in near real time.
    — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Federal staff also completed an audit in September on an advanced analytical model for seismic assessment.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of analytic
Adjective
  • Defense can’t be too timid, but there needs to be rational response to an asymmetric downside.
    — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Humans, in contrast, have souls that are additionally capable of rational thought.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of rational
Adjective
  • Everyone is excited for the vacation, except for Shannon and Carmella, who both have valid reasons.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The effective date and status listed in the state’s record are the relevant information for determining whether a license is currently valid; RideKC transit may be available as a transportation option while that status is being confirmed.
    — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of valid
Adjective
  • While the first version of OpenAI’s GPT language model could barely write a few paragraphs of coherent text, its newest models can solve mathematics problems that have stumped humans for the better part of a century.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Toward the most coherent expression of the California possibility.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of coherent
Adjective
  • But its deterioration is a profound a priori, one that can only be partially forestalled.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of a priori
Adjective
  • Both Fontaines were scouts well ahead of the deep empirical and objective analysis of baseball data — sabermetrics is the catchall term — that some believe has made scouts obsolete.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Others, like Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares, think the empirical methods this would require are extremely unlikely to work, and place the chance that superintelligence kills us all very high.
    — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of empirical
Adjective
  • Does being embraced by the Nashville industry feel like a reasonable goal?
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • This Dell Pro Tower loadout is on sale for 33% off, bringing it down to a very reasonable $800.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of reasonable
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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