That's the absolute truth.
Source: tatoeba (1812)
Absolute
/ˈæb.səˌlut/
Synonyms for "absolute" (548 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (110)
Adjective(9 words)
absolutistabsolutisticabstractaccurateactualadducibleadmissibleadmitting no exceptionadmitting no questionaffirmativeaffirmatoryall embracingall outall pervadingall powerfulall rightall-embracingall-encompassingall-outall-pervading
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all-powerfulalmightyalonealrightapodicticarbitraryaristocraticarrantarrogantascendantassertativeassertionalassertiveassuringattestativeattestiveautarchicauthenticauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocraticautonomousaxiomaticazygousbarebased onbeyond all praisebindingblackblamedblankblankety blankblessedblightedblindingblinkingblitheringbloomingbluebornbossyboundboundlessbroad-basedbureaucraticcategoricalcelibatecertainchastecircumstantialciviccivilclarifiedclassicalcleanclearclear and distinctclear as dayclothed with authoritycommandingcompetentcompletecomprehensivecompulsoryconclusiveconcreteconfirmableconfoundedcongenitalconsequentialconsiderableconstitutionalconsummatecontrollingconvictional
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(3 words)
complete answercomplete controlcomplete mandatory assignment
Strong matches (164)
convincingcorrectcrasscumulativedamnabledamneddamningdarndashedde factodeaddead rightdecideddecisivedeclarativedeclaratorydecretorydeep dyeddeep-dyeddefectless
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defineddefinitedefinitivedemocraticdemonstrabledemonstratabledespoticdetaileddeterminatedeterminativedictateddictatorialdifferentdistilleddistinctdistinguisheddocumentarydocumenteddominantdomineeringdownrightduly constituteddyed-in-the-woolegregiouseminentemphaticempoweredentailedentireesotericespecialeternalevidentialevidentiaryex officioex parteexceptionalexclusiveexhaustiveexplicitexpressextraordinaryeye-witnesseyewitnessfactualfascistfaultlessfederalfederalistfederalisticfeudalfinalfinishedfirst and lastfirsthandfixedflagrantflatflat outflat-outflawlessfor realfounded onfreefullgentrygenuineglaringglobalgoddamngoverninggovernmentalgreatgrindinggrossgrounded ongubernatorialhardhard and fasthard-and-fasthastehearsayhegemonichegemonisticheteronomoushigh handedhigh-handedhistoricalhonest-to-godidealillimitableimmaculateimpairimpeccableimperativeimperialimperiousimplicitimportantimposedimpressiveinappealableincontestableincontrovertibleindefectibleindefectiveindependentindicativeindisputableindividualindividualisticindubitableineluctableinevitableinfallibleinfernalinfiniteinfluentialinnerintensiveintimateintolerableirrefragableirrefutableirreproachableirresistibleirrevocablejustjust rightleadingletter-perfectlimitlesslonelordlymagisterial
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (274)
magistralmainmandatedmandatorymasterfulmaterialmatriarchalmatriarchicmeremeticulousmightyminutemomentousmonarchalmonarchialmonarchicmonarchicalmonocraticmustmystical
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nakedneatnecessaryno stringsnoteworthynuncupativeobligatoryoddofficialokokayoligarchaloligarchicomnibusomnipotentomnipresentone and onlyonlyonly-begottenopenoppressiveout-and-outoutrightoverbearingoverrulingoverwhelmingparliamentarianparliamentaryparticularpatriarchalpatriarchicpeerlessperemptoryperfectperfectly surepersonalpersuasivepervasiveplainplenaryplenipotentiaryplumbpluralisticpoliticalpositivepotentpowerfulpreciousprecisepredestinedpredeterminedpredicationalpredicativepreeminentprescriptprescriptiveprestigiouspresumptiveprivateprobativeprofoundprominentpronouncedproperprovablepuissantpurepurifiedradicalrankrankingrealrectifiedregularreliablerepressiverepublicanrequiredrespectiverightroundruddyrulingsatisfactorysatisfyingself-evidentself-governingseniorseveralsevereshatteringsheershockingsignificantsimplesingularsinlesssolesolipsisticsovereignspecialspecificspotlessstainlessstarkstark-staringstraightstraight outstraight-outstraight-up-and-downstrictsubstantialsuggestivesuperiorsuperlativesuppressivesupremesuresure enoughsure-enoughsurpassingsweepingsymptomatictaintlesstellingtestablethe veriesttheocraticthoroughthoroughgoingthrough and throughthrough-and-throughtotaltotalitariantranscendenttranscendentaltransparenttruetypicaltyrannicaltyrannousubiquitousultimateunadulteratedunalloyedunambiguousunanswerableunbearableunblemishedunblendedunboundunboundeduncircumscribeduncombineduncompoundedunconditionalunconditionedunconfinedunconfutableunconscionableunconstraineduncontaminateduncorruptedundeniableundilutedundoubtingunequivocalunfaultableunflawedunfortifiedunhamperedunhesitatingunimpeachableuniqueuniversalunivocalunleavenedunlimitedunmeasuredunmingledunmistakableunmitigatedunmixedunpairedunqualifiedunquestionableunquestioningunrefutableunrelievedunrepeatedunreservedunrestrainedunrestrictedunsophisticatedunspoiledunspotteduntainteduntingedunwaivableuttervalidverifiableveritableweightywholewholesalewide openwide-openwithout appealwithout exceptionwithout reservewithout strings
Adjective(28 words)
magnitudenonnegative valueout-and-outpure solutionrankright-downsheer amountsheerestsovereign authoritiessovereign authorityspanish totaltotaltotal energy consumption figuretrue realityultimate realityunconditionalunconditional ruleuniversal principleuniversal statementunqualified
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Noun(8 words)
master disconnectportuguese totalrank conceptrank memberstotal controltotal the billutmost regional historicalutter nonentity
Adjective(5 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the total
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: sheer, absolutist, absolutistic, abstract, accurate.
- Sentence evidence is available for absolute, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "absolute".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "absolute"
Keep "absolute" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "absolute" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "absolute", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "absolute" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesMore specific
13 entriesabsolute minimumabsolute truthabsolute valueabsolute value functiondefinitedistance to zeromoral absoluteunconditionalunconditional authorityunconditional realityuniversal standardunqualifiedunrestricted access
Collocations
5 entriesabsolute certaintyabsolute powerabsolute truthabsolute valueabsolute zero
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
92 translations across 43 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- غير مشروط adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- مش مشروط adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- مُطْلَق adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Armenian
1 entries- բացարձակ adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- mütləq adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Belarusian
1 entries- абсалю́тны adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Bulgarian
3 entries- безусловен adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- независим adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
- самовластен adj (peremptory)
Catalan
2 entries- absolut adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absolut adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 無條件的 /无条件的 adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- 絕對的 /绝对的 adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Czech
2 entries- absolutní adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- jistý adj (positive; clear)
Dutch
4 entries- absoluut adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absoluut adj (peremptory)
- absoluut adj (positive; clear)
- absoluut adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- абсолютный adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Esperanto
3 entries- absoluta adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absoluta adj (peremptory)
- absoluta adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Estonian
1 entries- vaba adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Finnish
4 entries- absoluuttinen adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absoluuttinen adj (peremptory)
- absoluuttinen adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
- ehdoton adj (free from limitations or conditions)
French
3 entries- absolu adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absolu adj (peremptory)
- absolu adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Galician
1 entries- absoluto adj (free from limitations or conditions)
German
1 entries- absolut adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Greek
1 entries- απόλυτος adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Hebrew
1 entries- מוחלט adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Hindi
3 entries- निरपेक्ष adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- मुतलक़ adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- विशेष्यभूत adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Hungarian
1 entries- feltétlen adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Ido
1 entries- absoluta adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Indonesian
4 entries- absolut adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- baku adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- mutlak adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- mutlak adj (positive; clear)
Japanese
3 entries- 無条件の adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- 絶対の adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- 絶対的な adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Kazakh
1 entries- абсолюттік adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Ladino
1 entries- absoluto adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Latvian
1 entries- absolūts adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Malay
1 entries- mutlak adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Manx
2 entries- ard-chummaghtagh adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- ard-phooaral adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Māori
1 entries- pūrawa adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- absolutt adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absolutt adj (positive; clear)
- absolutt adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Persian
2 entries- غیر مشروط adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- مطلق adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Polish
3 entries- absolutny adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- bezwarunkowy adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- bezwzględny adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Portuguese
4 entries- absoluto adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
- certo adj (positive; clear)
- definitivo adj (peremptory)
- ilimitado adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Russian
3 entries- абсолю́тный adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- абсолю́тный adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
- обосо́бленный adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- ceannasach adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- cinnteach adj (positive; clear)
- lethoireach adj (grammar: not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence)
Slovene
2 entries- absoluten adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absoluten adj (peremptory)
Spanish
1 entries- absoluto adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Swedish
1 entries- absolut adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Tagalog
1 entries- wagas adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Turkish
1 entries- mutlak adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Ukrainian
2 entries- абсолю́тний adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- необме́жений adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Welsh
2 entries- absoliwt adj (free from limitations or conditions)
- absoliwt adj (peremptory)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַבסאָלוט adj (free from limitations or conditions)
Sample sentences
49 total sentences available.
I have absolute trust in you.
Source: tatoeba (17390)
We have absolute proof that smoking is bad for your health.
Source: tatoeba (19967)
What the king says is always absolute.
Source: tatoeba (25648)
Showing 4 of 49 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "absolute"?
Closest matches include sheer, absolutist, absolutistic, abstract, accurate.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "absolute"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.