categorically

Adverb

Meaning

Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

unconditionally flatly affirmatively directly fully completely dead entirely really specifically exactly flat clearly indeed certainly
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Antonyms

slightly apparently openly altogether barely hardly
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Phrases with the word

not categorically

Examples

CREATIVITY first of all aims to achieve a REVOLUTION OF VALUES THROUGH RELIGION, therefore it completely and categorically rejects the Judeo-Christian-democratic-Marxist-liberal-feminist values of today and supplants them with new and basic values of which RACE IS THE FOUNDATION. Ben Klassen

I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies. Jack Vance

I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent. Don Hewitt

If Pakistan has any ideas of annexing any part of our territories by force, she should think afresh. I want to state categorically that force will be met with force and aggression against us will never be allowed to succeed. Lal Bahadur Shastri

We categorically deny any accusations. Dmitry Peskov

Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say in public life. It is about saying that religion alone should not confer a privileged say in public life, or greater influence on it. It really is as simple as that. Richard Dawkins

Close letter words and terms

categorical requirement categorical syllogism categorical variable categoricalness categoricity categorie