absolute

The word “absolute” has 3 syllables: ab-so-lute

It's pronounced as /ˈæbsəˌlut/

What is synonym and antonym for absolute?

In the thesaurus, “absolute” has 239 synonyms and 118 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for absolute along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for absolute

absolutist
accurate
actual
airtight
all-out
all-powerful
almighty
antidemocratic
antirepublican
arbitrary
arrant
authentic
authoritarian
autocratic
autocratical
autonomous
blank
blooming
bodacious
bulletproof
categoric
categorical
certain
clarified
classic
clean
clear
cogent
compelling
complete
completed
concentrated
conclusive
confirmed
constant
consummate
convincing
correct
crashing
czarist
damn
damned
dandy
dead
deadly
decided
deciding
decisive
definite
definitive
despotic
determinate
determinative
dictatorial
dispositive
domineering
downright
dreadful
endless
entire
eternal
exact
excellent
exceptional
expert
extraordinary
extreme
fabulous
factual
fair
fancy
faultless
filtered
fine
finished
first-class
first-rate
fixed
flat
flat out
flat-out
flawless
free
fresh
frightful
full
full-bodied
genuine
grand
great
habitual
hands-down
high-grade
high-handed
hopeless
horrible
huge
ideal
immaculate
impeccable
imperious
inarguable
incontestable
incontrovertible
indefectible
indisputable
indubitable
inerrant
infallible
infinite
intact
inveterate
irrefutable
irreproachable
jackbooted
last
letter-perfect
magisterial
main
marvellous
marvelous
masterful
masterly
mint
monocratic
neat
no catch
no fine print
no holds barred
no ifs ands or buts
no joke
no strings attached
omnipotent
oppressive
out-and-out
outright
perfect
perfected
perpetual
persuasive
picture-book
picture-perfect
plain
plenary
plumb
polished
positive
precise
preeminent
prime
profound
pure
purified
rank
real
refined
regular
rendered
seamless
self-governing
self-ruling
sheer
simple
sovereign
sovran
special
stark
stone
straight
straight out
straight-out
strong
superb
superior
superlative
supreme
sure
surpassing
taintless
telling
terrible
terrific
thorough
thoroughgoing
top
top-notch
total
totalitarian
tried
tsarist
tyrannic
tyrannical
tyrannous
tzarist
ultimate
unabridged
unadulterated
unalloyed
unambiguous
unanswerable
unblemished
unbruised
unchallenged
uncombined
unconditional
uncontaminated
uncontested
uncorrupted
undamaged
undebatable
undefiled
undeniable
undiluted
undisputable
undisputed
undying
unequivocal
unerring
unfailing
unflawed
unimpaired
uninjured
unlimited
unmarred
unmitigated
unmixed
unpolluted
unqualified
unquestionable
unremitting
unrestricted
unspoiled
unsurpassed
untainted
untarnished
utter
veritable
very
whole

Antonyms for absolute

abridged
accountable
adulterated
alloyed
amalgamated
ambiguous
amiss
atrocious
bad
befouled
besmirched
blemished
blended
blighted
bounded
broken
censurable
cheapened
circumscribed
coalesced
combined
commingled
complaisant
compliant
compounded
conditional
conjoined
constitutional
contaminated
controversial
corrupted
damaged
debased
debatable
debated
defaced
defective
deficient
defiled
democratic
dependent
diluted
disfigured
disputable
disputed
doctored
doubtable
doubtful
dubious
equivocal
execrable
fallible
false
faulty
flawed
fouled
fused
impaired
imperfect
imprecise
impure
inaccurate
inadequate
incomplete
inconclusive
incorporated
incorrect
indecisive
indefinite
inexact
injured
insufficient
intermingled
intermixed
joined
lawful
limited
linked
malformed
marred
merged
mingled
misshapen
mixed
moot
needy
part
partial
polluted
problematic
problematical
qualified
questionable
refutable
reproachable
republican
restrained
restricted
soiled
spoiled
submissive
sullied
tainted
tractable
uncertain
unclarified
unclear
unfinished
united
unpolished
unsure
vague
vitiated
wanting
watered-down
wretched
wrong
yielding

Meanings of absolute

noun
1. That which is independent of context-dependent interpretation, inviolate, fundamental.
2. Anything that is absolute.
3. In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
4. (usually capitalized) A realm which exists without reference to anything else; that which can be imagined purely by itself; absolute ego.
5. (usually capitalized) The unity of spirit and nature; God.
6. (usually capitalized) The whole of reality; the totality to which everything is reduced.
7. A concentrated natural flower oil, used for perfumes; an alcoholic extract of a concrete.
adjective
1. Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
2. Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
3. Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
4. Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
5. Positive, certain; unquestionable.
6. Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).
7. Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
8. Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
9. (grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence; not in a syntactical relation with other parts of a text, or qualifying the text as a whole rather than any single word in it, like "it being over" in "it being over, she left".
10. As measured using an absolute value.
11. Indicating an expression that is true for all real numbers, or of all values of the variable; unconditional.
12. Pertaining to a grading system based on the knowledge of the individual and not on the comparative knowledge of the group of students.
13. Independent of (references to) other arts; expressing things (beauty, ideas, etc) only in one art.
14. Absolved; free.

Example Sentences

The law provided for the absolute protection of endangered species in the region.
Her commitment to the project was absolute, evident in her tireless efforts.
In mathematics, an absolute value disregards the sign of a number.
The dictator ruled with absolute authority, suppressing dissent at every turn.
The chef's control over the kitchen was absolute, ensuring precision in every dish.

On this page you'll find 357 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to absolute, such as: abridged, absolutist, accountable, accurate, actual, adulterated, airtight.

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