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Absolute

ˈabsəluːt

Absolute definitions

adjective

Inflections:

absolute

not qualified or diminished in any way; total

"absolute secrecy"

Synonyms:
complete total utter out-and-out outright entire perfect pure decided
- used for emphasis when expressing an opinion
  
  "the policy is absolute folly"
- (of powers or rights) not subject to any limitation; unconditional
  
  "no one dare challenge her absolute authority"
- (of a ruler) having unrestricted power
  
  "Dom Miguel proclaimed himself absolute monarch"
- (of a decree) final
  
  "the decree of nullity was made absolute"
viewed or existing independently and not in relation to other things; not relative or comparative

"absolute moral standards"

Synonyms:
universal fixed independent non-relative non-variable absolutist
(of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the sentence, as in dinner being over, we left the table
- (of a transitive verb) used without an expressed object (e.g. guns kill)
- (of an adjective) used without an expressed noun (e.g. the brave)

noun

Inflections:

absolute absolutes

a value or principle which is regarded as universally valid or which may be viewed without relation to other things

"good and evil are presented as absolutes"
- something that exists without being dependent on anything else
- ultimate reality; God