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analytical

[an-l-it-i-kuhl] / ˌæn lˈɪt ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
examining
Synonyms
STRONGEST
analytic cogent detailed diagnostic interpretive investigative penetrating rational scientific systematic thorough
WEAK
conclusive discrete dissecting explanatory expository inquiring inquisitive judicious logical organized perceptive perspicuous precise problem-solving questioning ratiocinative reasonably searching solid sound studious subtle testing valid
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cursory
WEAK
chaotic disorganized illogical synthetical unsystematic

Example Sentences

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That’s the first analytical step they take, and again, they spend most of the opinion on that.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Using biochemical and analytical methods, the team found that proteins involved in neurogenesis were reduced or missing in mice without CSE.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Webb did so by embodying professional excellence, constructing his cases with analytical rigor, painstaking research, and courage.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Hottovy, head of analytical research at Placer.ai, a retail-traffic analytics firm, said many of Allbirds’ stores were in high-rent shopping areas that took a bite out of profits.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“Singleton’s more analytical, step by step, block by block.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel