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| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without limit |
| Synonyms: | complete, consummate, downright, entire, flat out*, free, full, infinite, outright, plenary, pure, sheer, simple, supreme, thorough, total, unabridged, unadulterated, unconditional, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, utter, no catch, no fine print, no holds barred, no ifs ands or buts, no joke, no strings attached, straight out |
| Antonyms: | accountable, limited, restricted, tractable, circumscribed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in control or complete authority |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, despotic, dictatorial, full, preeminent, sovereign, supreme, totalitarian, tyrannical, absolutist, monocratic, tyrannous |
| Antonyms: | accountable, complaisant, compliant, restricted, submissive, yielding |
| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain |
| Synonyms: | actual, categorical, conclusive, consummate, decided, decisive, definite, exact, factual, fixed, genuine, infallible, positive, precise, sure, unambiguous, undeniable, unequivocal, unmitigated, unquestionable |
| Antonyms: | conditional, dependent, limited, partial |
| Main Entry: | absolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, perfect |
| Synonyms: | categorical, complete, faultless, flawless, ideal, impeccable, thorough, ultimate, unblemished, untarnished, unflawed |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, flawed |
| Main Entry: | all-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | total |
| Synonyms: | absolute, complete, full-blown, full-scale, full-scale, maximum |
| Antonyms: | half-hearted, halfway |
| Main Entry: | arrant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flagrant |
| Synonyms: | absolute, blatant, glaring, notorious, out-and-out, unmitigated, unregenerate |
| Notes: | an errand is a short trip that is taken for a specific purpose; arrant means thoroughgoing - downright - out-and-out - extreme - notorious; errant means wandering or roving especially in search of adventure - deviating or straying from an appointed course - straying from the proper standards - moving aimlessly or irregularly |
| Main Entry: | assertive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, certain, confident, decided, decisive, demanding, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, forceful, forward, insistent, militant, overbearing, positive, pushy, self-assured, self-confident, strong-willed, sure |
| Antonyms: | diffident, quiet, shy, unconfident |
| Main Entry: | authoritarian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | absolute, authoritative, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, disciplinarian, doctrinaire, dogmatic, harsh, imperious, magisterial, rigid, severe, strict, totalitarian, tyrannical, unyielding |
| Antonyms: | democratic, liberal |
| Main Entry: | autocratic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | holding power exclusively |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arbitrary, bossy, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, driving, imperious, pushing, tyrannical, all-powerful, czarlike, monocratic, tyrannous |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | axiomatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understood; aphoristic |
| Synonyms: | absolute, accepted, assumed, certain, fundamental, given, indubitable, manifest, obvious, proverbial, self-evident, aphoristic, apothegmatic, presupposed, unquestioned |
| Antonyms: | misunderstood, questionable, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | blanket |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comprehensive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, across-the-board, all-inclusive, overall, powerful, sweeping, unconditional, wide-ranging |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, uncomprehensive |
| Main Entry: | categorical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explicit, unconditional |
| Synonyms: | absolute, certain, clear-cut, definite, definitive, direct, downright, emphatic, express, flat out*, forthright, positive, specific, sure, ultimate, unambiguous, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved, all out, no holds barred, no strings attached, straight out |
| Antonyms: | ambiguous, conditional, equivocal, implied, qualified, questionable, tentative, vague, uncategorical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comprehensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inclusive |
| Synonyms: | absolute, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, catholic, compendious, complete, discursive, encyclopedic, exhaustive, expansive, extensive, far-reaching, full, general, global, infinite, overall, sweeping, thorough, umbrella, whole, wide, widespread, across the board, all-embracing, comprising, containing, encircling, in depth, lock stock and barrel, of great scope, synoptic, the big picture, the whole shebang, the works, wall-to-wall |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, particular, selective, specific, incomprehensive |
| Main Entry: | conclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite, final |
| Synonyms: | absolute, clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, deciding, decisive, demonstrative, flat out*, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable, irrevocable, litmus test*, precise, telling, ultimate, unambiguous, unconditional, undeniable, unmistakable, unquestionable, all out, clinching, determinant, determinative, irrefragable, irrefrangible, resolving, revealing, settling, straight out, unanswerable, unarguable, what you see is what you get |
| Antonyms: | inconclusive, indefinite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consummate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ultimate, best |
| Synonyms: | able, absolute, accomplished, complete, conspicuous, downright, faultless, finished, flawless, gifted, ideal, impeccable, inimitable, matchless, out-and-out*, peerless, perfect, perfected, polished, positive, practiced, ripe, skilled, superb, superlative, supreme, talented, thoroughgoing, total, trained, transcendent, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, whole, unsurpassable, virtuosic |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, unfinished, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | decisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assured, bent, certain, conclusive, crisp, critical, crucial, decided, definitive, determined, fateful, final, firm, flat out*, forceful, imperative, imperious, incisive, influential, intent, litmus test*, momentous, peremptory, positive, resolute, set, settled, significant, trenchant, all out, resolved, straight out, strong-minded |
| Antonyms: | indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | definitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authoritative |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, categorical, clear-cut, complete, conclusive, decisive, definite, determining, downright*, ending, exhaustive, express, final, flat out*, last, perfect, plain, precise, real, reliable, specific, terminal, ultimate, unambiguous, closing, completing, concluding, finishing, limiting, nailed down, settling, straight out, terminating |
| Antonyms: | incomplete, inconclusive, inexact, interim, temporary, unreliable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dictatorial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tyrannical, authoritarian |
| Synonyms: | absolute, arbitrary, arrogant, autocratic, bossy, clamorous, despotic, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, egotistic, firm, haughty, imperative, imperious, oppressive, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, proud, stern, totalitarian, unlimited, unrestricted, crack-the-whip, dictative, iron-handed, throwing weight around |
| Antonyms: | democratic, docile, passive |
| Main Entry: | dyed-in-the-wool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deep-rooted |
| Synonyms: | absolute, complete, confirmed, congenital, deep-rooted, deep-seated, die-hard, entrenched, fixed, full-fledged, genuine, hardened, ingrained, long-standing, thorough, thoroughgoing, true, unchangeable, uncompromising, utter, deep-down, deep-dyed, deeply ingrained, infixed, instilled, out and out, through and through, to the core, to the core, well-established |
| Main Entry: | emphatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insistent, unequivocal |
| Synonyms: | absolute, assertive, assured, categorical, certain, cogent, confident, decided, definite, definitive, determined, direct, distinct, dogmatic, dynamic, earnest, energetic, explicit, express, flat, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, marked, momentous, pointed, positive, potent, powerful, pronounced, significant, sober, solemn, striking, strong, sure, telling, trenchant, unmistakable, vigorous, accented, for a face, no mistake, resounding, stressed |
| Antonyms: | equivocal, indefinite, indistinct, insignificant, reserved, understated, unpronounced |
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