Meaning and example
characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
The passage used "dogmatic" to mean characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.554 places dogmatic in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 94.4% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
- Known by
- 94.5%
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
- Known by
- 94.4%
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- Known by
- 94.4%
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- Known by
- 94.3%
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
- Known by
- 94.3%
conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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