apodictic

Meaning

1. Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain.
2. Being a style of argument in which a person presents their reasoning as categorically true, even if it is not necessarily so.
3. Absolute and without explanation, as in a command from God like "Thou shalt not kill!"

Synonyms

apodeictic

undeniable

bankable

certain

challenged

confident

definite

imperative

incontestable

indispensable

inevitable

ironclad

irrefragable

necessary

obligatory

requisite

safe

secure

sure

unambiguous

unanswerable

unchallengeable

unchallenged

uncontested

undisputed

unequivocal

univocal

unmistakable

unopposed

unquestionable

unquestioned

unargumentative

unopposable

assured

Translations

apodictique

apodiktisch

apodíctico

apodictisch

incontournable

yadsınamaz

incontrovertible

incontrovertible

incontrovertibile

apodíctic

inoppugnabile

apodittico

inconfutabile

unabweisbar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/apəʊˈdɪktɪk/

Etymology

From the Latin apodīcticus (“proving clearly”, “demonstrative”), from the Ancient Greek ἀποδεικτικός (apodeiktikós, “affording proof”, “demonstrative”), from ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeíknumi, “I demonstrate”). In turn, from ἀπο- (apo-, “separate, without”), and δεικτικός (deiktikós, “capable of proof”).