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| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | recognized as true, valid |
| Synonyms: | accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from horse's mouth, supported, trustworthy, truthful, validated, verified, veritable |
| Notes: | authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | domineering |
| Synonyms: | assertive, authoritarian, autocratic, commanding, confident, decisive, dictatorial, doctrinaire, dogmatic, dominating, imperative, imperious, imposing, masterly, officious, peremptory, self-assured |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | authoritative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | official, authorized |
| Synonyms: | administrative, approved, canonical, ex officio, executive, imperial, lawful, legal, legitimate, magisterial, mandatory, ruling, sanctioned, sovereign, supreme, bureaucratic, departmental, ex cathedra |
| Antonyms: | democratic |
| Main Entry: | administrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | involved in managing or using power |
| Synonyms: | authoritative, central, commanding, controlling, deciding, decisive, directive, executive, governing, governmental, legislative, official, presiding, regulatory, ruling, bureaucratic, departmental, directing, directorial, in charge, in control, jurisdictional, managerial, organizational, policy-making, regulative, superintending, supervising, supervisory |
| Main Entry: | authentic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | real, genuine |
| Synonyms: | accurate, actual, authoritative, bona fide, certain, convincing, credible, creditable, dependable, factual, faithful, legitimate, official, original, pure, reliable, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, valid, veritable, for real, legit, twenty-four carat |
| Antonyms: | counterfeit, fake, false, falsified, unauthorized, unreal, ungenuine |
| 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: | canonical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, recognized |
| Synonyms: | approved, authoritative, authorized, lawful, legal, official, orthodox, received, sanctioned, sound, statutory |
| Antonyms: | unacceptable, unauthorized, unorthodox, uncanonical, unrecognized, unsanctioned |
| Main Entry: | doctrinaire |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dogmatic, opinionated |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, authoritative, biased, bigoted, bullheaded*, dictatorial, dogged, fanatical, impractical, inflexible, insistent, magisterial, mulish, obstinate, one-sided, pertinacious, pigheaded*, rigid, speculative, stubborn, unrealistic, dictative, stiff-necked* |
| Antonyms: | amenable, flexible, manageable, obedient, submissive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high-powered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, authoritative, commanding, controlling, dominant, dynamic, effective, effectual, forceful, forcible, influential, mighty, potent, robust, ruling, strong, supreme, weighty, in control, in the saddle |
| Main Entry: | imperious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bossy, overbearing |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, authoritative, autocratic, commanding, compulsory, despotic, dictatorial, domineering, exacting, haughty, high-handed, imperative, imperial, mandatory, obligatory, oppressive, overweening, peremptory, required, tyrannical, compulsatory, tyrannous |
| Antonyms: | fawning, helpless, humble, obedient, servile, subservient, weak |
| Main Entry: | infallible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unerring, dependable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, accurate, agreeable, authoritative, certain, correct, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, exact, faultless, flawless, foolproof, handy, helpful, impeccable, incontrovertible, omniscient, perfect, positive, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, sure, true, trustworthy, unbeatable, unfailing, unimpeachable, unquestionable, useful, apodictic, inerrable, inerrant, surefire, undeceivable |
| Antonyms: | erring, fallible, faulty, imperfect |
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | affecting, authoritative, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty, big-gun, big-wheel, guiding, hot-dog, major-league |
| Antonyms: | ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, unmoving, weak, uninfluential |
| Main Entry: | judicial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legal |
| Synonyms: | administrative, authoritative, constitutional, discriminating, distinguished, equitable, forensic, impartial, judiciary, lawful, magisterial, official, pontifical, regular, statutory, judgelike, juridical, jurisdictional, juristic, legalistic, principled |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authorized, legitimate |
| Synonyms: | accredited, approved, authentic, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex officio, fitting, formal, legitimate, licensed, okay*, ordered, orthodox, positive, precise, proper, real, recognized, rightful, sanctioned, suitable, true, valid, authenticated, certified, ex cathedra |
| Antonyms: | unauthorized, unofficial, unsanctioned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | oracular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prophetic |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, apocalyptic, arcane, auspicious, authoritative, cabalistic, clairvoyant, cryptic, dogmatic, foreboding, imperious, mysterious, mystical, obscure, occult, ominous, peremptory, portentous, positive, prescient, sage, secret, significant, vague, venerable, wise, Delphian, anticipating, auguring, discovering, divining, divulging, fatidic, forecasting, foretelling, interpretive, mantic, portending, predicting, presaging, proclaiming, prognosticating, prophesying, sibylline, soothsaying, vatic |
| Main Entry: | orthodox |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accepted, traditional |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, approved, authoritative, by the numbers*, canonical, conformist, conservative, conventional, correct, customary, devout, die-hard, established, legitimate, official, pious, proper, punctilious, reactionary, received, recognized, religious, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, square, standard, straight, straight arrow, true, according to the book, admitted, buttoned-down*, doctrinal, in line, old-line, traditionalistic, well-established |
| Antonyms: | heterodox, unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | potent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful, forceful |
| Synonyms: | almighty, authoritative, cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, great, gutsy*, impressive, influential, lusty, mighty, persuasive, punchy, robust, spanking, stiff, strong, sturdy, telling, trenchant, useful, vigorous, ball of fire, go-getter, powerhouse, puissant |
| Antonyms: | disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, influential, mighty, omnipotent, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping*, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand*, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, all-powerful, in control, in the saddle, overruling, puissant, strengthy, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | predominant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ruling; most important |
| Synonyms: | absolute, almighty, arbitrary, authoritative, capital, chief, controlling, dominant, dominating, effective, efficacious, governing, imperious, influential, leading, main, mighty, official, omnipotent, overbearing, overpowering, paramount, potent, predominate, preponderant, prevailing, prevalent, primary, prime, principal, prominent, reigning, sovereign, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent, weighty, all-powerful, ascendant, directing, holding the reins, supervisory, surpassing |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, minor, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | royal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | monarchical, grand |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, authoritative, commanding, dignified, elevated, eminent, grandiose, high, honorable, illustrious, imperial, imposing, impressive, kingly, lofty, magnificent, majestic, noble, regal, regnant, reigning, renowned, resplendent, ruling, sovereign, splendid, stately, superb, superior, supreme, worthy, baronial, highborn, queenly |
| Antonyms: | common |
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