reasoning by elimination

Questions about reasoning by elimination

What is another word for reasoning by elimination?

It depends which reasoning by elimination you mean. In the sense “analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives”, the synonyms are elimination. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of reasoning by elimination?

WordNet records no antonym for reasoning by elimination. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for reasoning by elimination come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of reasoning by elimination

• Full entry for reasoning by eliminationAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for reasoning by eliminationWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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