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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, reasonable |
| Synonyms: | analytic, analytical, clear, cogent, coherent, commonsensical, compelling, congruent, consequent, consistent, convincing, deducible, discerning, discriminating, extensional, fair, germane, holding together, holding water, inferential, intelligent, judicious, juridicious, justifiable, kosher*, legit, legitimate, lucid, most likely, necessary, obvious, perceptive, perspicuous, pertinent, plausible, rational, relevant, sensible, sound, subtle, telling, valid, well-organized, wise |
| Antonyms: | illogical, improbable, irrational, unlikely, unreasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alphabetical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in ascending order of a writing system |
| Synonyms: | A to Z, consecutive, graded, indexed, logical, ordered, progressive |
| Antonyms: | unalphabetical |
| Main Entry: | analytic/analytical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | examining and determining |
| Synonyms: | cogent, conclusive, detailed, diagnostic, discrete, dissecting, explanatory, expository, inquiring, inquisitive, interpretive, investigative, judicious, logical, organized, penetrating, perceptive, perspicuous, precise, problem-solving, questioning, ratiocinative, rational, reasonable, scientific, searching, solid, sound, studious, subtle, systematic, testing, thorough, valid, well-grounded |
| Main Entry: | coherent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understandable |
| Synonyms: | articulate, comprehensible, consistent, identified, intelligible, logical, lucid, meaningful, orderly, organized, rational, reasoned, sound, systematic |
| Antonyms: | disorganized, incomprehensible, irrational, not understandable, unintelligible, unrational, unsystematic |
| Main Entry: | consecutive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in sequence |
| Synonyms: | after, chronological, connected, constant, continuing, continuous, ensuing, following, going on, in order, in turn, increasing, later, logical, numerical, one after another, progressive, running, sequent, sequential, serial, serialized, seriate, seriatim, succedent, succeeding, successional, successive, understandable, uninterrupted |
| Antonyms: | broken, discontinuous, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, unconsecutive |
| Main Entry: | consequent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resultant |
| Synonyms: | consistent, ensuing, following, indirect, inferable, intelligent, logical, rational, reasonable, resulting, sensible, sequential, sound, subsequent, successive, understandable |
| Antonyms: | beginning, causal, commencing, originating, preparatory, starting |
| Main Entry: | consistent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, regular |
| Synonyms: | dependable, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, logical, of a piece, persistent, rational, same, steady, true, true to type, unchanging, undeviating, unfailing, uniform, unvarying |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, erratic, incongruous, inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, varying |
| Main Entry: | consistent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | agreeing, compatible |
| Synonyms: | accordant, according to, agreeable, all of a piece, coherent, conforming with, congenial, congruous, consonant, equable, harmonious, like, logical, matching, sympathetic |
| Antonyms: | disagreeing, incompatible, inconsistent, unfitting, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | defensible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | justifiable |
| Synonyms: | condonable, defendable, excusable, fit, logical, pardonable, permissible, plausible, proper, tenable, valid, vindicable, warrantable |
| Notes: | defendable means capable of being protected or justified; defensible means capable of being defended or justified; defensive means attempting to justify or defend |
| Antonyms: | indefensible, invalid, unjustifiable, unvindicable |
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