'Categorical' definitions:
Definition of 'categorical'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or included in a category or categories [syn: categorical, categoric]
adjective
Not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" [syn: categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional]
Definition of 'Categorical'
From: GCIDE
- Categorical \Cat`e*gor"ic*al\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to a category. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. [1913 Webster]
- The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions . . . distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'categorical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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