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Synonyms for all-or-nothing

  • adjective

Most common

black-and-white dichotomous

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Adjective

1. Black-and-white — being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains, either of two poles is…

black-and-white, dichotomous

Other

all-or-none

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Being or relating to a situation where a dichotomy (a binary state) pertains: either of two poles is instantiated, with no intermediate state (e.g., a mixture or syncretism) being possible or being permitted. Being or relating to a project that will either succeed completely or fail completely.

    A crewed moonshot is an all-or-nothing affair: either they get to the moon and back alive, or they don't.

Example sentences

  • dichotomous Humans have a tendency to fall into dichotomous patterns of thought.

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dichotomous