Home › Words › A › apodictismapodictism/apəʊˈdɪktɪzm/apodictism · noun — apodictic character, tendency, or pretension.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).apodictism is pronounced /apəʊˈdɪktɪzm/.EtymologyFrom apodict(ic) + -ism.nounApodictic character, tendency, or pretension.e.g.“It is my conviction that the evident stiffness and apodictism of the definitions cited was already predetermined.” — 1976, Z. Bauman, Socialism, page 50:An apodictic assertion or pronouncement; a strong, unwarranted claim.e.g.“That phytogeography of today is a “confused hodgepodge of theory and half-baked notions”…is yet another example of Croizat’s apodictisms.” — 1954, H.J. Lam, “Antarctica: The Cradle of Angiosperms?”, in Vegetatio, IV, № 6, page 431:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.apodicticism 83% match — The practice or advocacy of making apodictic statements. vs apodictism →apodicticity 81% match — The state of being apodictic vs apodictism →apodict 79% match — An apodictic proposition; a non-mathematical axiom. vs apodictism →apodictically 77% match — In an apodictical manner. vs apodictism →apodictical 77% match — Apodictic; being clearly demonstrable; certain. vs apodictism →apodeictically 73% match — In an apodeictic manner. vs apodictism →apodictive 72% match — apodictic vs apodictism →apodictic 72% match — Incontrovertible; demonstrably true or certain. vs apodictism →