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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
precise, exact.
The results of the two experiments were in absolute agreement.- synonyms:
- complete, entire, perfect, total, utter
- antonyms:
- partial
- similar words:
- categorical, clear, consummate, exact, outright, plenary, precise, pure, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, very
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| definition 2: |
free of restrictions or limits.
The general had absolute authority to make this kind of decision.- synonyms:
- autocratic, infinite, plenary, unconditional, unlimited, unqualified, utter
- antonyms:
- conditional, dependent, limited, qualified
- similar words:
- all-out, arbitrary, arrant, blank, categorical, complete, despotic, dictatorial, free, implicit, positive, radical, sovereign, strict, total, unbounded, unconditioned, unrestrained
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| definition 3: |
unadulterated; pure.
He stared at her in absolute astonishment.- synonyms:
- pure, sheer, unadulterated
- antonyms:
- mixed
- similar words:
- arrant, complete, downright, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, plain, positive, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, unalloyed
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| definition 4: |
free of any external standard; not relative.
Is there an absolute truth?- antonyms:
- comparative, flexible, relative
- similar words:
- bare, categorical, fundamental, independent, inherent, innate, intrinsic, perfect, positive, true, ultimate, very
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| definition 5: |
unquestionable; positive.
She gave her answer with absolute certainty.- synonyms:
- complete, indisputable, indubitable, outright, sure, undeniable, unequivocal, unmitigated, unqualified, unquestionable
- antonyms:
- questionable
- similar words:
- axiomatic, categorical, certain, clear, decided, definite, downright, flat, irrefutable, positive, unambiguous, undoubted
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| definition 6: |
in grammar, syntactically independent, or nearly so, as "the weather being chilly" in the sentence "The weather being chilly, we stayed home."
an absolute clausean absolute construction- similar words:
- independent, subordinate
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| related words: |
autocratic, bare, damn, decisive, impregnable, main, perfect, rank, regular, sheer, sole, straight, strict, uncompromising |
(adj.)absolute
+ noun
absence,
abundance,
accuracy,
assurance,
authority,
ban,
beginner,
blackness,
calm,
certainty,
chaos,
clarity,
commitment,
conception,
confidence,
control,
conviction,
criteria,
darkness,
decline,
delight,
denial,
dependence,
deprivation,
despotism,
determination,
difference,
disaster,
discrepancy,
disgrace,
distinction,
dollar,
drama,
encoder,
equality,
error,
evil,
faith,
favorite,
fidelity,
fool,
freedom,
gain,
genius,
guarantee,
honesty,
horror,
immunity,
integrity,
isolation,
joy,
liberty,
lie,
limit,
loyalty,
magnitude,
majority,
mastery,
mess,
minimum,
miracle,
monarch,
monarchy,
must,
mystery,
necessity,
nightmare,
nonsense,
norm,
obedience,
obligation,
opposite,
outrage,
panic,
perfection,
pitch,
poverty,
power,
precision,
principle,
priority,
privacy,
privilege,
prohibition,
proof,
reduction,
rejection,
requirement,
rubbish,
ruler,
secrecy,
separation,
shock,
silence,
sincerity,
solitude,
sovereign,
sovereignty,
stillness,
stranger,
term,
terror,
thinker,
threshold,
truth,
veto,
zero
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
something that cannot be questioned or disputed.
In creating art, there are no absolutes.- antonyms:
- relative
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adjective + (n.)absolute
certain, ethical, moral, only, secular, universal
verb + (n.)absolute
avoid, base, believe, characterize, deal, express
noun + (n.)absolute
belief, law, value
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| derivation: |
absoluteness (n.) |
The word absolute
contains the following parts:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, aberrant, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, ablate, ablation, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, abrupt, abscond, absence, absent, absolute, absolve, absorb, abstain, abstract, abnegate, abuse, abusive
solv, solu, solut
Latin
root
that means loosen
Example words:
absolute, absolution, absolve, dissolution, dissolve, solubility, soluble, solute, solution, solve, solvent
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