Dictionary Definition
categorical adj
1 relating to or included in a category
2 not modified or restricted by reservations; "a
categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: categoric, flat, unconditional]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- absolute; having no
exception
- After many attempts to change them, the students learned that the rules were categorical.
- of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories
Translations
absolute
- Spanish: tajante
categories
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a fortiori, a posteriori, a priori, absolute, admitting no
exception, all-out, analytic, apodeictic, apodictic, authoritative, certain, characteristic, classificational,
classificatory,
clean-cut, clear,
clear-cut, complete,
conclusive, conditional, decided, decisive, deductive, defining, definite, definitive, denominative, determinate, dialectic, differential, direct, discursive, distinctive, divisional, divisionary, dogmatic, downright, emphatic, enthymematic, entire, epagogic, explicit, express, final, firm, fixed, flat, flat-out, forthright, global, hypothetical, implicit, inappealable, indisputable, inductive, inferential, maieutic, ordinal, out-and-out, outright, particular, peculiar, peremptory, perfect, positive, round, soritical, special, specific, straight, straight-out,
subdivisional,
sure, syllogistic, synthetic, taxonomic, total, typal, typical, unambiguous, uncircumscribed,
unconditional,
unconditioned,
undoubting, unequivocal, unhampered, unhesitating, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestioning, unreserved, unrestricted, unwaivable, utter, whole, without exception, without
reserve