We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and one's own desires.
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Definitive
/dɪˈfɪn.ə.tɪv/
Synonyms for "definitive" (215 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Adjective(16 words)
authoritativeactual evidenceauthoritative presencecanonical jurisprudencecategoriccategorical featurecategorical labelcompletecomprehensiveconclusiveconclusive cause determinationconclusive dataconclusive diagnosisconclusive evidenceconclusive fault determinationconclusive proof
absoluteaccurateactualadmitting no exceptionall outall-outarrantauthoritativeboundarycategoricalcaudalclarifyingclassicclassicalclean-cutclearclear-cutclosingcompletecompleting
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Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (65)
Noun(8 words)
crystallizingdecisive choicedefinite casediagnostic findingsfinal actfinal layoutfinal productfinal work
Adjective(23 words)
decisive pointdeterminatediagnostic evaluationdiagnostic resultemphatic adverbfinalfinal agreementfinal cause determinationfinal choicefinal conclusionfinal copyfinal decisionfinal diagnosisfinal differential diagnosisfinal fault diagnosisfinal movementfinal printfinal projectfinal reportfinal total
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final versionfinalized designfinalized state
Verb(2 words)
establish classroom authorityfinalized
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glaringglobalgrossimplicitinappealableincontrovertibleindisputableintolerablelastlimitarylimitativelimitingout-and-outoutrightperemptoryperfectplumppolarpositiveprecious
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preciseprofoundpronouncedproperrankrealregularreliablerestrictingrestrictiveroundsettlingshatteringshockingspecificstandardstarkstark-staringstraightstraight outstraight-outsuperlativesurpassingtailterminalterminatingterminativethe veriestthoroughthoroughgoingthrough and throughtotalultimateunambiguousunbearableuncircumscribedunconditionalunconditionedunconscionableundeniableundoubtingunequivocalunhamperedunhesitatingunlimitedunmistakableunmitigatedunqualifiedunquestioningunrelievedunreservedunrestrictedunspoiledunwaivableuttervalidwholewithout exceptionwithout reserve
Adjective(17 words)
iconicindubitablemain authoritypositive diagnosispreciseprecise reasoningquintessentialreference booksettledspecificstrong conclusionstrong dna evidencestrong proofswedish absolutultimateunambiguous termunequivocal
Noun(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
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8 entriesdefinitive answerdefinitive conclusiondefinitive descriptiondefinitive editiondefinitive guidedefinitive resourcedefinitive rulingdefinitive verdict
Collocations
6 entriesdefinitive answerdefinitive editiondefinitive evidencedefinitive guidedefinitive proofdefinitive ruling
Inflections
2 entriesmore definitivemost definitive
Derivations
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4 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The results were not definitive, but I'm sure the DNA's a match.
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The definitive treatise was written by someone with no formal education in the subject.
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The definitive answer is no.
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