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absolute

/ˈæb.səˌlut/noun, adjective3 syllables

Absolute means: perfect or complete or pure.

Synonyms for absolute29

adjective, as in perfect or complete or pure

direct, exact, implicit, unquestioning, infinite, living

adjective, as in complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer, complete

adjective, as in not capable of being violated or infringed

infrangible, inviolable, inalienable, unalienable

adjective, as in expressing finality with no implication of possible change

unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous

adjective, as in not limited by law

arbitrary

also used for absolute

categorical, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, autocratic, despotic, independent of references, relations to other things, standards

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Opposites of absolute

relative

What does absolute mean?6

adjective

1

perfect or complete or pure“absolute loyalty”

2

complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers“absolute freedom”

3

not capable of being violated or infringed“infrangible human rights”

4

expressing finality with no implication of possible change“an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority”

5

not limited by law“an absolute monarch”

noun

1

something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative“no mortal being can influence the absolute”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Absolute in a sentence

  • You aren't the absolute holder of the truth, get that into your head.Nuel
  • Space is incredibly cold, with temperatures close to absolute zero.Igider
  • Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.marafon
  • In an atmosphere of absolute apathy, any act is a revolutionary act.idle_hatemonger
  • Of course, this solution doesn't offer absolute certainty.frpzzd
  • There is no absolute success in the world, only constant progress.LeeSooHa
  • Everything is relative, and that alone is absolute.Objectivesea
  • The dictator had the absolute loyalty of all his aides.CK

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Forms of absolute

as a noun

plural
absolutes

as a adjective

comparative
absoluter
superlative
absolutest