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- pronunciation:
thor
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tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having or displaying authority.
The police officer addressed the suspect in an authoritative tone.She was naturally authoritative on the subject of her own research.- synonyms:
- masterly, powerful
- antonyms:
- servile, slavish
- similar words:
- authoritarian, canonical, commanding, imperative, masterful, peremptory, weighty
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| definition 2: |
accepted as correct, true, or reliable as a source of information; official.
You need to get your information from an authoritative reference work.I was told this was an authoritative edition of Blake's poems.- synonyms:
- accepted, approved, reliable
- antonyms:
- unreliable
- similar words:
- authentic, canonical, dogmatic, official, recognized, standard
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| related words: |
administrative, classic, strong, true |
adverb + (adj.)authoritative
equally, internationally, most, neither, quietly, widely
(adj.)authoritative
+ adverb
significantly
(adj.)authoritative
+ noun
account,
allocation,
anthropologist,
biography,
command,
conclusion,
count,
dictionary,
discourse,
discovery,
doctrine,
document,
edition,
estimate,
explanation,
framework,
guidance,
guide,
influence,
informant,
information,
insight,
interpretation,
interpreter,
journal,
judgment,
knowledge,
manner,
meaning,
narrative,
narrator,
opinion,
parent,
parenting,
presence,
pronouncement,
publication,
recognition,
reference,
regime,
representative,
scripture,
source,
stance,
statement,
status,
style,
teaching,
tendency,
testimony,
text,
textbook,
thinker,
tone,
topic,
tradition,
truth,
version,
voice,
works,
writing
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| derivations: |
authoritatively (adv.), authoritativeness (n.) |
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