ANTIREALISM Antonyms
Definition of ANTIREALISM
Best Opposite Words For ANTIREALISM
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authenticity | nounn | |||||||
noun • undisputed credibility | ||||||||
empiricism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience • the application of empirical methods in any art or science • medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings | ||||||||
factuality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being actual or based on fact | ||||||||
materialism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | ||||||||
naturalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description | ||||||||
objectivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices | ||||||||
positivism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation) • a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness | ||||||||
rationalism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience • the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth • the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | ||||||||
realism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth • the state of being actual or real • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived • an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description • (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names | ||||||||
truth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fact that has been verified • United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883) • conformity to reality or actuality • a true statement • the quality of being near to the true value |