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categorical
absolute and unqualified, allowing no doubt or exception
Synonyms
- absolute
- unqualified
- unequivocal
Antonyms
- conditional
- qualified
- ambiguous
categorical in a sentence
The principal issued a categorical denial of the rumor.
The witness was categorical that no one had entered through the side door.
Where it comes from
From Greek kategorikos, meaning 'affirmative or accusatory.'
Memory hook
CATEGORICAL sounds like CATEGORY: put the answer firmly in one category.
Read it in context
- Against the Metal Arts
Practice categorical in the app