English adjective: illative | |||
1. | illative relating to or having the nature of illation or inference | ||
Samples | The illative faculty of the mind. | ||
Synonyms | inferential | ||
2. | illative resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference | ||
Samples | An illative conclusion. Inferential reasoning. | ||
Synonyms | inferential | ||
Similar | deductive | ||
Antonyms | inductive | ||
3. | illative expressing or preceding an inference | ||
Samples | `therefore' is an illative word. | ||
Similar | deductive | ||
Domain category | grammar | ||
Antonyms | inductive | ||