Antonyms of adj illative

2 of 3 senses of illative

Sense 2
illative, inferential -- (resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning")

INDIRECT (VIA deductive) -> inductive -- (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning")

Sense 3
illative -- (expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word")

INDIRECT (VIA deductive) -> inductive -- (of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion; "inductive reasoning")

Similarity of adj illative

3 senses of illative

Sense 1
inferential, illative -- (relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind")

Sense 2
illative, inferential -- (resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning")
       => deductive (vs. inductive) -- (involving inferences from general principles)

Sense 3
illative -- (expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word")
       => deductive (vs. inductive) -- (involving inferences from general principles)