Synonyms for absolute
- adjective
Most common
total sheer utter downright arbitrary imperative unconditional unquestionable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Complete — complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way
complete, utter, out-and-out, sheer, total, downright, unequivocal, supreme, perfect, pure, pyore US, real, consummate, mere, plain, ideal, unalloyed, unqualified, actual, right-down, genuine, sublime, veritable
2. Unlimited in power
arbitrary, despotic, autocratic, peremptory, imperative, dictatorial, tyrannical, authoritative, imperious, arrogant, commanding, overbearing, lordly, domineering, tyrannous
3. Unconditional — positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt
unconditional, infinite, categorical, unlimited, unrestricted, positive, implicit, determinate, unconditioned, unconfined
4. Unquestionable
unquestionable, inviolable, sovereign, axiomatic, infrangible rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
You're an absolute genius!
- adj. 2
Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
- adj. 3
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
- adj. 4
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. Unrestricted by laws, a constitution, or parliamentary or judicial or other checks; (legally) unlimited in power, especially if despotic.
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In the strict sense, absolute, free from all limitation or control, and supreme, superior to all, can not properly be said of any being except the divine.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- total The total bill for drinks came up to 7000 dollars.
- sheer About half of everything he says is sheer fiction.
- utter Everything you've told me so far was an utter lie.
- downright Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- arbitrary Our decision to go to Portugal was quite arbitrary.
- imperative No duty is more imperative than saying thank you.
By length
- 4 letters
- real1, flat1, pure1, mere1
- 5 letters
- total2, plain1, ideal2, sheer1, utter2, pyore
- 6 letters
- living2, actual3, lordly2
- 7 letters
- perfect2, supreme2, genuine3, sublime2
- 8 letters
- complete2, positive3, infinite3, arrogant3, implicit3, despotic3
- 9 letters
- unlimited4, sovereign2, arbitrary4, downright2, veritable4, imperious4, axiomatic5, unalloyed3, tyrannous
- 10 letters
- commanding3, imperative4, compulsory4, consummate3, tyrannical4, autocratic4, inviolable5, peremptory4, unconfined3
- 11 letters
- independent4, controlling3, unqualified4, unequivocal5, dictatorial5, overbearing4, categorical5, domineering4, determinate4, infrangible
- 12 letters
- unrestricted4
- 13 letters
- unconditional5, authoritative5, unquestioning4, unconditioned
- 14 letters
- unquestionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (total2 = 2 syllables).