Peremptory

Synonyms for "peremptory" (177 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (53)

Related words (88)

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Translations

58 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безапелационен adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • безапелационен adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • властен adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • окончателен adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Dutch

4 entries
  • beslist adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • categorisch adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • onherroepelijk adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • onverbiddelijk adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Finnish

3 entries
  • ehdoton adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • ehdoton adj ((obsolete in English) firmly determined; obstinate)
  • lopullinen adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

French

4 entries
  • autoritaire adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • dictatorial adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • impérieux adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • irréfutable adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

German

2 entries
  • entschieden adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • unabweisbar adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • חלוט adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Italian

4 entries
  • imperioso adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • inconfutabile adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • irrefutabile adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • perentorio adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)

Polish

4 entries
  • apodyktyczny adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • apodyktyczny adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • bezapelacyjny adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • despotyczny adj (imperious, dictatorial)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • irrefutável adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Russian

4 entries
  • безапелляцио́нный adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • догмати́ческий adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)
  • категори́чный adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • повели́тельный adj (imperious, dictatorial)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • bespogovorno adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Spanish

4 entries
  • autoritario adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • dictatorial adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • imperioso adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • inapelable adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • авторитарний adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • безапеляційний adj (law: precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal)
  • владний adj (imperious, dictatorial)
  • догматичний adj (positive in opinion or judgment; decided, dogmatic)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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There was no point in arguing after such a peremptory command.

Source: tatoeba (7049460)

“Request nothing of ME, my lord,” said the stranger, in a stern and peremptory tone; “I am the Master of Ravenswood.”

Source: tatoeba (7752202)

NB. This saying is a bit peremptory.

Source: tatoeba (9181126)

there is no reason but if any of the outlawries be indeed without error, but it should be a peremptory plea to the person in a writ of error, as well as in any other action.

Source: wiktionary

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