What is another word for authoritative?
457 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv], [ ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv], [ ɔː_θ_ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for authoritative:- accepted (adjective)
- accountable, in charge (adjective)
- accurate (adjective)
- administrative (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- authentic (adjective)
- authoritarian (adjective)
- authoritative (adjective)
- bona fide (adjective)
- canonical (adjective)
- certain (adjective)
- doctrinaire (adjective)
- dogmatic (adjective)
- dominant (adjective)
- domineering (adjective)
- expert (adjective)
- governing (adjective)
- high-powered (adjective)
- imperious (adjective)
- incontestable (adjective)
- infallible (adjective)
- influential (adjective)
- judicial (adjective)
- official (adjective)
- official, authorized (adjective)
- oracular (adjective)
- orthodox (adjective)
- potent (adjective)
- powerful (adjective)
- predominant (adjective)
- recognized as true, valid (adjective)
- responsible (adjective)
- royal (adjective)
- sagacious (adjective)
- sound (adjective)
- standard (adjective)
- true (adjective)
- trustworthy (adjective)
- trustworthy/trusty (adjective)
- undisputable (adjective)
- undisputed (adjective)
- undisputed/undisputable (adjective)
- valid (adjective)
- authorised (noun)
- authoritative (noun)
- other synonyms
- lawmaking
- ruling
Synonyms for Authoritative:
adj.
•accepted (adjective) •accountable, in charge (adjective) •accurate (adjective)- veracious,
- most unrefuted,
- un-refuted,
- un-impeachable,
- more unrefuted,
- perfect,
- ex-act,
- de-finite,
- de finite,
- ex act,
- un questionable,
- un-questionable,
- un-deniable,
- un deniable,
- un refuted,
- un impeachable.
- more organizational,
- more policy-making,
- more bureaucratic,
- more supervising,
- more directing,
- super vising,
- most policy making,
- more jurisdictional,
- more superintending,
- more departmental,
- pre siding,
- super-intending,
- super intending,
- policymaking,
- more directive,
- more regulative,
- most supervising,
- most departmental,
- organizational,
- most policymaking,
- most directing,
- more policymaking,
- pre-siding,
- most organizational,
- most regulative,
- most superintending,
- most policy-making,
- super-vising,
- most directive,
- most jurisdictional,
- more policy making,
- Policy Making,
- most bureaucratic.
- re-liabler,
- twentyfour carat,
- re-liable,
- re liable,
- twenty four carat,
- re liablest,
- re liabler,
- re-liablest.
- consequential,
- masterful,
- commanding,
- arrogant,
- effective,
- strong,
- autocratic,
- effectual,
- dictatorial,
- impressive,
- scriptural.
- confirmable,
- safest,
- SAFER,
- unassailable,
- on ice,
- having down pat,
- incontestable,
- inarguable,
- undisputable,
- positive,
- establishable,
- evident,
- in the bag,
- unerring.
- as a matter course,
- as matter course,
- more deductive,
- more reasoned,
- most doctrinal,
- most excathedra,
- more doctrinal,
- in evitable,
- more excathedra,
- un-qualified,
- un changeable,
- most reasoned,
- eternal,
- peremptory,
- most deductive,
- in-evitable,
- as matter of course,
- un qualified,
- un-changeable.
- sur-passing,
- fore most,
- more surpassing,
- more predominate,
- most overbalancing,
- out-weighing,
- most surpassing,
- preponderant,
- pre eminent,
- most predominate,
- pre-dominate,
- pre-vailing,
- pre dominate,
- more overbalancing,
- more obtaining,
- out weighing,
- Over-bearing,
- prevailing,
- sur passing,
- most outweighing,
- para-mount,
- over bearing,
- most obtaining,
- over-weighing,
- most overweighing,
- over weighing,
- more prevalent,
- para mount,
- fore-most,
- more transcendent,
- pre vailing,
- over-balancing,
- more overweighing,
- more outweighing,
- over balancing.
- most ordering,
- Overseeing,
- more ordering,
- more presidential,
- over-seeing,
- over seeing,
- most gubernatorial,
- re straining,
- more mastering,
- most mastering,
- more overseeing,
- most overseeing,
- more conducting,
- most conducting,
- gubernatorial,
- re-straining,
- most presidential,
- more gubernatorial.
- ex acting,
- re-quired,
- over-weening,
- high-handed,
- high handed,
- re quired,
- overweening,
- more compulsatory,
- ex-acting,
- most compulsatory,
- over weening.
- hotdog,
- motivational,
- controlling,
- leading,
- namer,
- big-gun,
- supreme,
- prejudicial,
- big gun,
- big-wheel,
- senior,
- ruling,
- hot-dog.
- most cathedral,
- re-cognized,
- most authenticated,
- ex officio,
- re cognized,
- more cathedral,
- more authenticated,
- most certified.
- according to the book,
- die hard,
- straight arrow,
- well-established,
- by numbers,
- in line,
- old line,
- old-line,
- oldline,
- buttoned-down.
- more gogetter,
- gogetter,
- fullbodied,
- most go-getter,
- more go getter,
- go getter,
- most go getter,
- more powerhouse,
- most gogetter,
- ball fire,
- most powerhouse,
- puissant,
- more go-getter,
- full bodied.
- authenticated,
- scholarly,
- straight from horse's mouth,
- Circumstantiated,
- righteous,
- attested,
- proven,
- documented,
- confirmed,
- learned,
- validated,
- legit,
- veritable,
- supported,
- verified,
- truthful.
- most compelled,
- most contracted,
- most decisionmaking,
- dutybound,
- more decision making,
- most duty bound,
- most duty-bound,
- more compelled,
- carrying load,
- more hampered,
- decisionmaking,
- duty bound,
- most fettered,
- most hampered,
- minding store,
- most decision making,
- more decision-making,
- on hook,
- more decisionmaking,
- ex posed,
- ex-posed,
- more contracted,
- fettered,
- more fettered,
- most decision-making,
- more dutybound,
- more duty-bound,
- more duty bound,
- most dutybound,
- at helm.
- standing up,
- holding water,
- GOEST,
- goer,
- hanging together,
- holding up in wash,
- holding together,
- all there.
- more trustable,
- most up-front,
- trueblue,
- therer,
- most up front,
- be trusted,
- most trustable,
- more up-front,
- more up front,
- more upfront,
- on level,
- therest,
- on up up,
- most upfront,
- on up,
- on and up.
n.
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- realistic,
- trustworthy,
- definite,
- definitely,
- reliable,
- factual,
- undeniable,
- firm,
- objective,
- dependable.
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- prescriptive,
- governing,
- reigning,
- bossy,
- interfering,
- valid,
- sovereign,
- unauthorized,
- legal,
- illegal,
- decisive,
- on someone's back,
- intrusive,
- meddlesome,
- weighty,
- imposing,
- lawful,
- approved,
- executive,
- mandatory,
- imperial.
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- officious.
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- decide.
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- over.
Other synonyms:
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- sanctioned,
- officially.
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- convincing,
- conclusive,
- faithful,
- credible.
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- final.
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Independent
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Adjective
reputable, definitive, conclusive, respected, autocratic, permissible, documented, licensed, well-informed, prominent, valid, crucial, renowned, assertive, bossy, relevant, powerful, accredited, truthful, reference, well-documented, compelling, binding, resolute, benchmark, expert, authenticated, convincing, preeminent, empowered, firm, FIDE, rigorous, believable, weighty.
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Other Related
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Adjective
authentic, authoritarian, reliable, trustworthy, influential, prestigious, credible, dependable, competent, decisive, accurate, serious, robust, strong, distinguished, leading, solid, genuine, authority, unequivocal.
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Proper noun, singular
authority.
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Noun, singular or mass
authority.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Authoritative:
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adj.
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domineering
indecisive.
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recognized as true, valid
undependable, inaccurate, untrustworthy, dishonest, unreliable, irresponsible, democratic, untruthful, false.
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Other antonyms:
yielding, complaisant, helpless, ductile, irresolute, mild, lowly, accountable, tractable, limited, unassuming, uninfluential, submissive, contingent, conditional, meek, amenable, acquiescent, weak, incapable, responsible, nonstandard, impotent, powerless, lenient, obedient, gentle, resigned, compliant, humble, unable, passive, docile, constitutional, modest.
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domineering
