carelessness
trifling
negligence
omission
oversight
laches[Law]
default
supineness
(inactivity) 6
inattention
nonchalance
imprudence
recklessness
slovenliness
(dirt)
improvidence
noncompletion
inexactness
495
paralipsis
paralepsis
paraleipsis [in rhetoric]
trifler
waiter on Providence
Micawber
V. be negligent
take no care of
neglect
let slip
let go
lay aside
set aside
cast aside
put aside
keep
out of sight
put out of sight
lose sight of
overlook
disregard
pass over
pas by
let pass
blink
wink at
connive at
gloss over
take no note of
take no thought of
take no account
of
take no notice of
pay no regard to
scamp
trifle
do by halves
cut
slight
930
play with
trifle with
slur
skim
skim the surface
take a cursory view of
slur over
skip over
jump over
slip over
miss
skip
jump
omit
give the go-by to
push aside
pigeonhole
shelve
sink;
table [parliamentary]
ignore
shut one's eyes to
refuse to hear
turn a
deaf ear to
leave out of one's calculation
not attend to
not
mind
not trouble oneself about
not trouble one's head about
not trouble
oneself with
forget
be caught napping
leave
a loose thread
let the grass grow under one's feet
render neglectful
put off one's guard
throw off one's
guard
distract
divert
Adj. neglecting
unmindful
negligent
neglectful
heedless
careless
thoughtless
perfunctory
remiss
feebleness
inconsiderate
off one's
guard
unwary
unguarded
offhand
supine
inattentive
insouciant
(indifferent) 8
imprudent
reckless
slovenly
5
(dirty)
inexact
improvident
neglected
unheeded
uncared-for
unperceived
unseen
unobserved
unnoticed
unmarked
unattended to
unthought
of
unremarked
shunted
shelved
unexamined
unstudied
unsifted
unexplored
abandoned
buried in a napkin
hid under a bushel
Adv. negligently
hand over head
anyhow
in an unguarded
moment
per incuriam[Lat]
Int. never mind
no matter
let it pass
Phr. out of sight
out of mind
request
search
research
quest
pursuit
examination
review
scrutiny
investigation
indagation|;
pervestigation|
inquest
inquisition
exploration
exploitation
ventilation
sifting
calculation
analysis
dissection
resolution
induction;
strict inquiry
close inquiry
searching inquiry
exhaustive inquiry;
narrow search
strict search
study
scire facias[Lat]
ad referendum
trial
questioning
interrogation
interrogatory
interpellation
challenge
examination
cross-examination
catechism
feeler
Socratic method
leading
question
discussion
reconnoitering
reconnaissance
prying
espionage
domiciliary visit
peep behind the curtain
lantern of
Diogenes
question
query
problem
desideratum
point to be solved
subject of inquiry
field of inquiry
subject of controversy;
point in dispute
matter in dispute
moot point
issue
question at issue;
bone of contention
plain question
fair question
open
question
enigma
knotty point
quodlibet
threshold of an inquiry
[person who questions] inquirer
investigator
inquisitor
inspector
examiner
catechist
analyst
quidnunc
V. make inquiry
inquire
ask
seek
search
look for
look about for
look out for
scan
reconnoiter
explore
sound
rummage
ransack
pry
peer
look round
look over
go over
look
through
go through
spy
overhaul
[transitive: object is a topic] ask about
inquire about
scratch the head
slap the forehead
look into every hole and corner
peer into every hole and corner
pry
into every hole and corner
nose
trace up
search out
hunt down
hunt
out
fish out
ferret out
unearth
leave no stone unturned
seek a clue
seek a clew
hunt
track
trail
mouse
dodge
trace;
follow the trail
follow the scent
pursue
beat up one's quarters;
fish for
feel for
investigate
take up an inquiry
institute an inquiry
pursue an
inquiry
follow up an inquiry
conduct an inquiry
carry on an inquiry
carry out an inquiry
prosecute an inquiry
look at
look into;
preexamine
discuss
canvass
agitate
[inquire into a topic] examine
study
consider
calculate
dip into
dive into
delve into
go deep into
make sure of
probe
sound
fathom;
probe to the bottom
probe to the quick
scrutinize
analyze
anatomize
dissect
parse
resolve
sift
winnow
view in all its phases
try in all
its phases
thresh out
bring in question
bring into question
subject to examination
put to
the proof
audit
tax
pass in review
take into
consideration
take counsel
[intransitive] question
demand
put the question
pop the question
propose the question
propound the question
moot the question
start the
question
raise the question
stir the question
suggest the question
put
forth the question
ventilate the question
grapple with the question
go
into a question
question[transitive: human object]
put to the question
interrogate
pump
subject to interrogation
subject to examination
cross-question
cross-examine
press for an answer
give the third degree
put to the
inquisition
dodge|!
catechize
require an answer
pick the brains of
suck the brains of
feel the
pulse
get the lay of the land
see how the wind is blowing
put one's ear to
the ground
[intransitive] be in question
undergo examination
Adj. inquiry
inquisitive
requisitive|
inquisitorial
analytic
in search
of
in quest of
on the lookout for
interrogative
all
searching
undetermined
untried
undecided
in question
in dispute
in issue
in course of inquiry
under discussion
under consideration
under
investigation
sub judice[Lat]
moot
proposed
doubtful
(uncertain) 475
Adv. what? why? wherefore? whence? whither? where? quaere? how comes
it[Lat]
how happens it
how is it? what is the reason? what's the matter
what's in the wind? what on earth? when? who? nicht wahr?[Ger]
response
reply
replication
riposte
rejoinder
rebutter
retort
repartee
rescript
antiphony;
acknowledgment
password
echo
counter statement
discovery
solution
rationale
(cause)
clue
Oedipus
oracle
return
V. answer
respond
reply
rebut
retort
rejoin
give for answer
return for answer
acknowledge
echo
explain
solve
discover
480a
fathom
hunt out
satisfy
set at rest
determine
Adj. answering
responsive
respondent
conclusive
Adv. because
on the scent
on the right scent
Int. eureka!
essay
analysis
screen
trial
tentative method
t_tonnement
verification
probation
experimentum crucis[Lat]
proof
(demonstration) 47
criterion
diagnostic
test
probe
crucial test
acid
test
litmus test
crucible
reagent
check
touchstone
assay
ordeal
ring;
litmus paper
turmeric paper
test tube
analytical
instruments
empiricism
rule of thumb
feeler
trial balloon
pilot balloon
messenger balloon
pilot engine;
scout
straw to show the wind
speculation
random shot
leap in the dark
analyzer
analyst
adventurer
experimenter
experimentalist
scientist
engineer
technician
subject
guinea pig
experimental animal
[experimental method] protocol
experimental method
blind experiment
double-blind experiment
controlled experiment
poll
survey
opinion poll
epidemiological survey[Med]
retrospective analysis
retrospective
survey
prospective survey
prospective analysis
statistical analysis
literature search
library research
tryout
audition
[results of experiment] discovery
measurement
evidence
[reasoning about an experiment] deduction
induction
abduction
V. experiment
essay
try
try out
assay
make an
experiment
make a trial of
give a trial to
put on trial
subject to
trial
experiment upon
rehearse
put to the test
bring to the test
submit to the test
submit to the proof
prove
verify
test
touch
practice upon
try one's strength
road-test
test drive
take for a spin;
test fly
grope
feel one's way
grope for one's way
fumble
t_tonner
aller _
put out a feeler
throw out a feeler
send up a trial balloon
send up a pilot balloon
see how the land lies
get the lay of the land
test the waters
feel out
sound out
take the pulse
see
check
check
out[coll.]
see how the wind blows
consult the barometer
feel the pulse;
fish for
bob for
cast for
beat about for
angle
trawl
cast one's net
beat the bushes
try one's fortune
explore
Adj. experimental
empirical
probative
probationary
provisional
analytic
tentative;unverified
unproven
speculative
untested
Adv. on trial
under examination
on probation
under probation
on
one's trial
on approval
Phr. check it out
give it a try
see how it goes
"Run it up the
flagpole and see who salutes."
collation
contrast;
identification
comparative estimate
relative estimate
relativity
simile
similitude
analogy (similarity)
allegory
521
matching
pattern-matching
[quantitative comparison] ratio
proportion (number) 84
[results of comparison] discrimination
indiscrimination
identification 465b
V. compare to
compare with
collate
confront
place side by side
juxtapose
set against one another
pit against one another;
contrast
balance
identify
draw a parallel
parallel
compare notes
institute a comparison
parva componere magnis[Lat].
Adj. comparative
metaphorical
compared with
comparable
judged by comparison
Adv. relatively
as compared with
Phr. comparisons are odious
"comparisons are odorous" [Much Ado
about Nothing]
incommensurability
indistinguishablility
Adj. incommensurable
incommensurate
incomparable
different
Phr. like apples and oranges
no basis for comparison
no standard for
comparison
distinction
differentiation
diagnosis
nice perception;
perception of difference
appreciation of difference
estimation
nicety
refinement
taste
critique
judgment
tact
discernment
acuteness
penetration
nuances
dope*
past performances
V. discriminate
distinguish
recognize
match
identify
separate
draw the line
sift
separate the chaff from the wheat
winnow the chaff from the wheat
separate the men from the boys
split
hairs
draw a fine line
nitpick
quibble
estimate
know which is which
know what is what
know "a hawk from a handsaw" [Hamlet]
take into account
take into consideration
give due weight to
allow
due weight to
weigh carefully
Adj. discriminating
discriminative
distinctive
nice
Phr. il y a fagots et fagots
la
miles apart
a distinction
without a difference
indistinguishability
indistinctness
uncertainty
incomparability
V. not discriminate
overlook
confound
confuse
Adj. indiscriminate
undistinguished|!
indistinguishable
unmeasured
promiscuous
undiscriminating
Phr. valeat quantum valere potest[Lat.]
recognition
diagnosis
match
apperception
assimilation
dereplication;
classification
memory
interpretation
cognizance
(knowledge) 490
V. identify
recognize
match
match up
classify
recall
remember
find similarity (similarity)
put in its proper place
put in its proper niche
place in order (arrangement) 60
mensuration
survey
valuation
appraisement
assessment
assize
estimate
estimation
dead reckoning
reckoning
gauging
horse power
metrology
weights and measures
compound arithmetic
measure
yard measure
standard
rule
foot rule
compass
calipers;
gage
gauge
meter
line
rod
check
dividers
flood mark
high water mark
Plimsoll line
index
scale
graduation
graduated scale
vernier
(minuteness) 193
[instruments for measuring] bathometer
galvanometer
heliometer
interferometer
odometer
radiometer
refractometer
respirometer
rheometer
telemeter
thermometer
thermistor (heat
barometer (air
anemometer
(wind 349)
dynamometer
goniometer (angle 244) meter
landmark
2
balance
scale
rain gauge
rain gage
voltmeter(volts)
ammeter(amps);
spectrophotometer (light absorbance)
mass spectrophotometer(molecular
mass)
geiger counter
scintillation counter(radioactivity)
pycnometer
(liquid density)
graduated cylinder
volumetric flask (volume)
radar gun
(velocity)
radar (distance)
side-looking radar (shape
topography)
sonar
(depth in water)
light meter (light intensity)
clock
watch
stopwatch
chronometer (time)
anemometer (wind velocity)
densitometer (color
intensity)
measurability
computability
coordinates
ordinate and abscissa
polar coordinates
latitude and
longitude
declination and right ascension
altitude and azimuth
geometry
surveying
land surveying
geodesy
astrolabe
land surveyor
geometer
V. measure
mete
determine
assay
evaluate
value
assess
rate
appraise
estimate
form an estimate
set a value on
appreciate;
standardize
span
pace step
apply the compass
gauge
plumb
probe
sound
fathom
heave the log
heave the lead
survey
weigh
take an average
graduate
Adj. measuring
metric
metrical;
measurable
perceptible
noticeable
detectable
appreciable
ponderable
determinable
fathomable;
geodetical
topographic
topographical
cartographic
cartographical
facts
premises
data
praecognita[Lat]
grounds
indication
criterion
testimony
expert testimony
attestation;
deposition
examination
admission
authority
warrant
credential
diploma
voucher
certificate
docket
record
document
pi
deed
warranty
signature
seal
exhibit
material evidence
objective evidence
witness
indicator
hostile witness
eyewitness
earwitness
material
witness
state's evidence
deponent
sponsor
oral evidence
documentary evidence
hearsay evidence
external
evidence
extrinsic evidence
internal evidence
intrinsic evidence
circumstantial evidence
cumulative evidence
ex parte evidence[Lat]
presumptive evidence
collateral evidence
constructive evidence
proof
(demonstration) 47
evidence in chief
secondary evidence
confirmation
corroboration
support
ratification
authentication
wager of law
comprobation|
citation
reference
legal research
literature search (experiment)
463
V. be evidence
evince
show
betoken
tell of
indicate
(denote) 550
imply
involve
argue
bespeak
breathe
have weight
carry weight
tell
speak volumes
speak for itself
(manifest) 525
rest upon
depend upon
repose on
bear witness
give evidence
testify
depose
witness
vouch for
sign
seal
set one's hand and seal
sign and
seal
deliver as one's act and deed
certify
attest
acknowledge
(assent) 488
[provide conclusive evidence] make absolute
confirm
prove
(demonstrate) 478
[add further evidence] indorse
countersign
corroborate
support
ratify
bear out
uphold
warrant
adduce
attest
cite
quote
refer to
appeal to
call
call to
witness
bring forward
bring into court
allege
plead
produce witnesses
confront witnesses
place into evidence
mark into evidence
[obtain evidence] collect evidence
bring together evidence
rake up
evidence
experiment
have a case
make out a case
establish
authenticate
substantiate
verify
make good
quote chapter and verse
bring home to
bring to book
Adj. showing
indicative
indicatory
deducible
grounded on
founded on
based on
corroborative
confirmatory
Adv. by inference
according to
witness
a fortiori
still more
still less
in corroboration
valeat
quantum[Lat]
under seal
under one's hand and seal
Phr. dictum de dicto[Lat]
on the other hand.] Counter
Evidence. -- N. counter evidence
evidence on the other side
evidence on
the other hand
conflicting evidence
contradictory evidence
opposing
evidence
disproof
refutation
negation
plea
vindication
"tu quoque"
argument
other side of the shield
other side of the coin
reverse of the
shield
V. countervail
oppose
mitigate against
rebut
subvert
cheek
weaken
contravene
contradict
5
tell the other side of the story
tell another story
turn the scale
alter the case
turn the tables
cut both ways
prove a negative
audire alteram partem[Lat]
Adj. countervailing
contradictory
unattested
unauthenticated
unsupported by evidence
supposititious
Adv. on the contrary
per contra
limitation
modification
coloring
allowance
grains of allowance
consideration
extenuating
circumstances
mitigation
condition
proviso
prerequisite
contingency
stipulation
provision
specification
sine qua non[Lat]
catch
string
strings attached;
exemption
exception
escape clause
salvo
saving clause
discount
8
restriction
fine print
V. qualify
limit
modify
leaven
give a color to
introduce new
conditions
narrow
temper
waffle
quibble
hem and haw (be uncertain)
equivocate
(sophistry) 477
depend
depend on
be contingent on (effect) 154
allow for
make allowance for
admit exceptions
take into account;
modulate
moderate
temper
season
leaven
take exception
Adj. qualifying
qualified
conditioned
restricted
hedged;
conditional
exceptional
hypothetical
contingent
Adv. provided
provided that
provided always
if
unless
but
yet;
according as
conditionally
admitting
supposing
on the supposition of
with the understanding
even
although
though
for all that
after all
at all events
approximately
in a limited degree (smallness) 32;
somewhat
sort of
something like that
to a certain extent
to a degree
in a sense
so to speak
with grains of allowance
cum grano salis[Latin: with a grain of
salt]
exceptis excipiendis[Lat]
wind and weather permitting
if possible
subject to
conditioned upon
with this proviso
Phr. "if the good lord is willing and the creeks don't rise"
catch-22
Degrees of Evidence
potentiality
what may be
what
is possible
compatibility
practicability
feasibility
practicableness
contingency
chance
V. be possible
stand a chance
admit of
bear
render possible
put in the way of
Adj. possible
in the cards
on the dice
in posse
within the bounds
of possibility
conceivable
credible
compatible
likely
practicable
feasible
performable
achievable
within reach
within
measurable distance
accessible
surmountable
attainable
obtainable
contingent
(effect) 154
barely possible
marginally possible
just possible
possible but
improbably
(improbable)
theoretically possible
Adv. possibly
by possibility
perhaps
perchance
peradventure;
maybe
may be
haply
mayhap
if possible
wind and weather permitting
God willing
Deo
volente[Lat]
D. V
as luck may have it
Phr. misericordia Domini inter pontem et fontent[Lat]
"the glories
of the Possible are ours" [B. Taylor]
anything is possible
in theory
possible
but in practise unlikely
what cannot
what
can never be
sour grapes
hopelessness
V. be impossible
have no chance whatever
attempt impossibilities
square the circle
wash a blackamoor white;
skin a flint
make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
make bricks without
straw
have nothing to go upon
weave a rope of sand
build castles in the
air
extract sunbeams from cucumbers
set the Thames on fire
milk a he-goat into a sieve
catch a weasel asleep
be in two places at once
Adj. impossible
not possible
absurd
contrary to reason;
unlikely
unreasonable
incredible
beyond the bounds of
reason
beyond the bounds of possibility
beyond the realm of possibility;
from which reason recoils
visionary
inconceivable
prodigious
unimaginable
unthinkable
impracticable unachievable
unfeasible
infeasible
insuperable;
insurmountable
unattainable
unobtainable
out of
reach
out of the question
not to be had
not to be thought of
beyond
control
desperate
incompatible
inaccessible
impassable
impervious
inextricable
self-contradictory
out of one's power
beyond one's power
beyond one's depth
beyond
one's reach
beyond one's grasp
too much for
ultra crepidam[Lat]
Phr. the grapes are sour
non possumus[Lat]
non nostrum tantas
componere lites [Lat][Vergil]
look for a needle in a haystack
chercher
likelihood
likeliness
verisimilitude
plausibility
color
semblance
show of
presumption
presumptive evidence
circumstantial evidence;
credibility
reasonable chance
fair chance
good chance
favorable chance
reasonable prospect
fair prospect
good prospect
favorable prospect;
prospect
wellgrounded hope
chance
V. be probable
give color to
lend color to
point to
imply
bid fair
stand fair for
stand a
good chance
run a good chance
think likely
dare say
flatter oneself
expect
count upon
Adj. probable
likely
hopeful
to be expected
in a fair way
plausible
specious
ostensible
colorable
ben trovato[It]
well-
founded
reasonable
credible
easy of belief
presumable
presumptive
apparent
Adv. probably
in all probability
in all
likelihood
very likely
most likely
like enough
odds on
odds in favor
ten
apparently
seemingly
according to every reasonable
expectation
prim_ facie[Lat]
to all appearance
Phr. the chances
the odds are
appearances are in favor of
chances
are in favor of
there is reason to believe
there is reason to think
there is reason to expect
I dare say
all Lombard Street to a China
orange
unlikelihood
unfavorable
chance
bad chance
ghost of a chance
little chance
small chance
poor
chance
scarcely any chance
no chance
bare possibility
long odds;
incredibility
V. be improbable
have a small chance
Adj. improbable
unlikely
contrary to all reasonable expectation;
wild
far out
out of sight
outtasight
heavy [all coll.]
rare
unheard of
inconceivable
unimaginable
incredible
more than doubtful
strange
bizarre (uncomformable) 83
Phr. the chances are against
aquila non capit muscas[Lat]
pedir
peras pal olmo[Lat]
necessity
certitude
surety
assurance
dead certainty
moral certainty
infallibleness
infallibility
reliability
indubitableness
inevitableness
gospel
scripture
church
pope
court of final appeal
res
judicata[Lat]
ultimatum positiveness
dogmatism
dogmatist
dogmatizer;
doctrinaire
bigot
Sir Oracle
ipse dixit[Lat]
fact
positive fact
matter of fact
V. be certain
stand to reason
render certain
insure
ensure
assure
clinch
make sure;
determine
decide
set at rest
"make assurance double sure" [Macbeth];
know
dogmatize
lay down the law
Adj. certain
sure
assured
solid
well-founded
unqualified
absolute
positive
determinate
definite
clear
unequivocal
categorical
unmistakable
decisive
decided
ascertained
inevitable
unavoidable
ineluctable
unerring
infallible
unchangeable
to be depended on
trustworthy
reliable
bound
unimpeachable
undeniable
unquestionable
indisputable
incontestable
incontrovertible
indubitable
irrefutable
conclusive
without power of appeal
without doubt
beyond a doubt
without a shade or
shadow of doubt
without question
beyond question
past dispute
clear as
day
beyond all question
beyond all dispute
undoubted
uncontested
unquestioned
undisputed
doubtless
authoritative
authentic
official
sure as fate
sure as death and taxes
sure as a gun
evident
self-evident
axiomatic
clear
clear as day
clear as the
sun at noonday
Adv. certainly
for certain
certes[Lat]
sure
no doubt
doubtless
and no mistake
flagrante delicto[Lat]
sure enough
to be sure
of course
as a matter of course
a coup sur
to a certainty
in truth
(truly)
at any rate
at all events
without fail
whatever may happen
if the worst come to the worst;
come what may
happen what may
come what will
sink or swim
rain or
shine
there is -no question
- not a shadow of
doubt
the die is cast
"facts are stubborn things"
[Smollett]
incertitude
doubt
doubtfulness
dubiety
dubitancy|
hesitation
suspense
perplexity
embarrassment
dilemma
bewilderment
timidity
vacillation
indetermination
vagueness
haze
fog
obscurity
ambiguity
contingency
dependence
dependency
double
contingency
possibility upon a possibility
open question
onus probandi[Lat]
blind bargain
pig in a poke
leap in the dark
something or other
needle in a haystack
needle in a bottle of hay
roving
commission
precariousness
fallibility
V. be uncertain
wonder whether
lose the clue
lose the clew
scent
miss one's way
not know what to make of
not know which
way to turn
not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels;
float in a sea of doubt,hesitate
flounder
lose oneself
lose one's head;
muddle one's brains
render uncertain
put out
pose
puzzle
perplex
embarrass;
confuse
confound
bewilder
bother
molder
addle the wits
throw off the
scent
ambiguas in vulgus spargere voces[Lat]
keep in suspense
doubt
hang in the balance
tremble in the
balance
depend
Adj. uncertain
casual
random
changeable
doubtful
dubious
indecisive
unsettled
undecided
undetermined
in
suspense
open to discussion
controvertible
in question
461
vague
indeterminate
indefinite
ambiguous
equivocal
undefined
undefinable
confused
mystic
oracular
dazed
perplexing
enigmatic
paradoxical
apocryphal
problematical
hypothetical
experimental
unpredictable
unforeseeable (unknowable) 519
fallible
questionable
precarious
slippery
ticklish
debatable
disputable
unreliable
untrustworthy
contingent
contingent on
dependent on
subject to
dependent on
circumstances
occasional
provisional
unauthentic
unauthenticated
unauthoritative
unascertained
unconfirmed
undemonstrated
untold
uncounted
in a state of uncertainty
in a cloud
in a maze
bushed
off the
track
ignorant.
afraid to say
out of one's reckoning
astray
adrift
at sea
at fault
at a loss
at one's wit's end
at a nonplus;
puzzled
lost
abroad
d_sorient_
distracted
distraught
Adv. pendente lite[Lat]
sub spe rati[Lat]
Phr. Heaven knows
who can tell? who shall decide when doctors
disagree? ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces[Lat]
-- N. {ant. 477} reasoning
ratiocination
rationalism;
dialectics
induction
generalization
discussion
comment
ventilation
inquiry
argumentation
controversy
debate
polemics
wrangling
contention
disputation
paper war
art of reasoning
logic
process of reasoning
train of reasoning
chain of reasoning;
deduction
induction
abduction
synthesis
analysis
argument
case
opening
lemma
proposition
terms
premises
postulate
data
starting point
principle
inference
(judgment) 480
syllogism
dilemma
a priori reasoning
reductio ad absurdum
horns
of a dilemma
argumentum ad hominem [Lat.]
comprehensive argument;
[person who reasons] reasoner
logician
dialectician
disputant;
controversialist
wrangler
arguer
debater polemic
casuist
rationalist
scientist
logical sequence
good case
correct just reasoning
sound reasoning
valid reasoning
cogent reasoning
logical reasoning
forcible reasoning
persuasive reasoning
consectary reasoning|
conclusive
subtle reasoning
force of argument
strong point
strong argument
persuasive argument
arguments
reasons
pros and cons
V. reason
argue
discuss
debate
dispute
bandy words
bandy arguments
chop logic
hold an argument
carry on an
argument
controvert
canvass
comment upon
moralize upon;
spiritualize
consider
open a discussion
open a case
try conclusions
join issue
be at
issue
moot
come to the point
stir a question
agitate a question
ventilate a question
torture a question
take up a side
take up a case
contend
take one's stand upon
insist
lay stress on
infer
follow from
Adj. reasoning
rationalistic
argumentative
controversial
dialectic
polemical
discursive
disputatious;
debatable
controvertible
logical
relevant
Adv. for
because
hence
whence
seeing that
since
then
thence so
for that reason
for this reason
for which reason
for as
inasmuch as
whereas
ex concesso[Lat]
considering
in consideration of;
therefore
wherefore
consequently
ergo
thus
accordingly
a fortiori
in conclusion
in fine
finally
after all
on
the whole
taking one thing with another
Phr. ab actu ad posse valet consecutio [Lat]
per troppo dibatter la
verita si perde [It]
troppo disputare la verita fa errare [It]
reasoning
show of reason.] Sophistry. -- N. intuition
instinct
association
hunch
gut feeling
presentiment
premonition
rule of thumb;
superstition
faith (supposition) 514
sophistry
perversion
casuistry
jesuitry
equivocation
evasion
chicane
chicanery
quiddity;
mystification
special pleading
speciousness
nonsense
word sense
tongue sense
false reasoning
vicious reasoning
circular reasoning
petitio
principii[Lat]
ignoratio elenchi[Lat]
post hoc ergo propter hoc[Lat]
non
sequitur
ignotum per ignotius[Lat]
misjudgment
false teaching
sophism
solecism
quibble
quirk
fallacy
quodlibet
subterfuge
subtlety
inconsistency
"a delusion
a mockery
and a snare"
[Denman]
claptrap
cant
mere words
"lame and impotent conclusion"
[Othello]
meshes of sophistry
cobwebs of sophistry
flaw in an argument
weak
point
bad case
hairsplitting
V. judge intuitively
judge by intuition
hazard a proposition
hazard
a guess
talk at random
reason ill
falsely
misjudge
take on faith
take as a given
assume (supposition) 514
pervert
quibble
equivocate
mystify
evade
elude
gloss over
varnish
misteach
mislead
cavil
refine
split hairs
misrepresent
beg the question
reason in a circle
reason in circles
assume the
conclusion
cut blocks with a razor
beat about the bush
play fast and loose
play fast and loose with the facts
blow hot and cold
prove that black is
white and white black
travel out of the record
parler a tort et a
put oneself out of court
not have a leg to stand on
judge hastily
shoot from the hip
jump to conclusions (misjudgment)
481
Adj. intuitive
instinctive
impulsive
independent of reason
anterior to reason
gratuitous
hazarded
unconnected
unreasonable
illogical
false
unsound
invalid
unwarranted
not
following
inconsequent
inconsequential
inconsistent
absonous|
unscientific
untenable
inconclusive
incorrect;
fallacious
fallible
groundless
unproved
non sequitur[Latin: it does not
follow]
deceptive
sophistical
jesuitical
illusive
illusory
specious
hollow
plausible
ad captandum[Lat]
evasive
irrelevant
weak
feeble
poor
flimsy
loose
vague
irrational
nonsensical
foolish
frivolous
pettifogging
quibbling;
at the end of one's tether
au bout de son latin
Adv. intuitively
by intuition
illogically
Phr. non constat[Lat]
that goes for nothing
proof
rigorous
proof
conclusiveness
probation
comprobation|
logic of facts
experimentum crucis
463[Lat]
argument
rigorous establishment
absolute establishment
conviction
cogency
(persuasion) 484
V. demonstrate
prove
establish
make good
show
evince
manifest
confirm
corroborate
substantiate
verify
467 settle the question
reduce to demonstration
set the question at rest
make out
make out a case
prove one's point
have the best of the
argument
draw a conclusion
follow
follow of course
follow as a matter of course
follow
necessarily
stand to reason
hold good
hold water
convince
persuade (belief) 484
Adj. demonstrating
demonstrative
demonstrable
probative
unanswerable
conclusive
irresistible
irrefutable
irrefragable
necessary
categorical
decisive
crucial
demonstrated
proven
unanswered
evident
deducible
consequential
inferential
following
[demonstrated to one's satisfaction] convincing
cogent
persuasive
(believable) 484
Adv. of course
in consequence
consequently
as a matter of course;
necessarily
of necessity
Phr. probatum est[Lat]
there is nothing more to be said
quod est
demonstrandum[Lat]
Q.E.D
it must follow
exitus acta probat[Lat]
refutation
answer
complete answer
disproof
conviction
invalidation;
exposure
exposition
clincher
retort
reductio ad absurdum
knock down
argument
tu quoque argument[Lat]
correction
dissuasion
V. confute
refute
disprove
parry
negative
controvert
rebut
confound
disconfirm
expose
show the fallacy of
defeat;
demolish
break
overthrow
overturn scatter to the
winds
explode
invalidate
silence
put to silence
reduce to silence;
clinch an argument
clinch a question
stop the
mouth
shut up
have
have on the hip
not leave a leg to stand on
cut the ground from under one's feet
be confuted
fail
expose one's weak point
show one's weak point
counter evidence
Adj. confuting
confuted
capable of refutation
refutable
defeasible
contravene (counter evidence) 468
condemned on one's own showing,condemned out of one's own mouth
Phr. the argument falls to the ground
cadit quaestio[Lat]
it does
not hold water
"suo sibi gladio hunc jugulo" [Terence]
his argument was
demolished by new evidence