Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dialectic

2 senses of dialectic

Sense 1
dialectic -- (any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments)
       => philosophy -- (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)

Sense 2
dialectic -- (a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history")
       => contradiction -- (opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas)

Similarity of adj dialectic

1 sense of dialectic

Sense 1
dialectic, dialectical -- (of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method")