Deductive and Explicit

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Deductive adjective - Being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information.

Usage example: using deductive reasoning we must conclude that since everyone eventually dies, sooner or later it's going to be our turn

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Explicit is an antonym for deductive.

Nearby Words: deduction, deduce, deduct, deducted, deductible

Explicit adjective - So clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning.

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Deductive is an antonym for explicit.

Nearby Word: explicitly

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