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categorical
adjective
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Definition of categorical:

categorical (adjective):
absolute, unqualified
absolutely clear and certain
relating to or included in a category or categories.

Synonyms for categorical:

downrightabsoluteutterthoroughgoingveryfairunconditionalflatpositivethorough
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Antonyms for categorical:

hesitantinexactindistinctvaguelimitedindefinitetentativeequivocalrelativehypothetical
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