Antonyms for dogmatic
dɔgˈmæt ɪk, dɒg-dog·mat·ic

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1. dogmatic

   Dogmatic is technically applied in a good sense to that which is formally enunciated by adequate authority; doctrinal to that which is stated in the form of doctrine to be taught or defended. Dogmatic theology, called also "dogmatics," gives definite propositions, which it holds to be delivered by authority; systematic theology considers the same propositions in their logical connection and order as parts of a system; a doctrinal statement is less absolute in its claims than a dogmatic treatise, and may be more partial than the term systematic would imply. Outside of theology, dogmatic has generally an offensive sense; a dogmatic statement is one for which the author does not trouble himself to give a reason, either because of the strength of his convictions, or because of his contempt for those whom he addresses; thus dogmatic is, in common use, allied with arrogant and kindred words.

   Synonyms:
   arrogant, authoritative, dictatorial, doctrinal, domineering, imperious, magisterial, opinionated, overbearing, positive, self-opinionated, systematic

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1. dogmatic

   Antonyms:
   practical, active, moderate, mode, diffident, vacillating

   Synonyms:
   doctrinal, theological, imperious, dictatorial, authoritative, arrogant, magisterial, self-opinionated, positive

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1. dogmatic, dogmaticaladjective

   characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles

   Antonyms:
   broad-minded

   Synonyms:
   dogmatical

2. dogmaticadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

   Antonyms:
   broad-minded

   Synonyms:
   dogmatical

3. dogmaticadjective

   relating to or involving dogma

   "dogmatic writings"

   Antonyms:
   broad-minded

   Synonyms:
   dogmatical

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1. dogmaticadjective

   Synonyms:
   positive, magisterial, dictatorial, imperious, domineering, overbearing, authoritative, categorical

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1. pragmatic

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

How to use dogmatic in a sentence?

1. W. H. Auden:

   Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are shaggy dog stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard to get it will miss it.

2. Sergio Alcocer:

   Cruz takes certain positions that are very clearly defined. And he's much more conservative, much more dogmatic than Trump.

3. Ralph Brinkhaus:

   Energy supply security must be guaranteed, if it is endangered, we should be free to do another round and address that, without abandoning the path we've chosen. There's no reason to be dogmatic about this.

4. Andy Cohen:

   I had a black dot on my bottom lip and you and Iwere at a party for Anderson’s [Cooper] mom in April, and you said, ‘You have a black dot on your lip, I don’t think that’s something good,' it was melanoma and they removed it, and I just want to thank you because you were so dogmatic.

5. Günter Bechly:

   If a theory and its proponents stubbornly refuse falsification by an ever increasing body of substantial conflicting evidence, the theory degenerates into a textbook example of dogmatic pseudo-science. The neo-Darwinian theory of macroevolution has failed on all fronts, from mathematical feasibility, to theoretical plausibility and explanatory power, to empirical support.

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