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May 16, 2012
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Synonyms for absolute

Noun

1. absolute, abstraction, abstract
usage: something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

Adjective

1. absolute (vs. relative), implicit, unquestioning, independent, infinite, pure, unmixed, undiluted, syntactically independent, very(prenominal), dead(prenominal), utter(prenominal), direct, living
usage: perfect or complete or pure; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol"
2. absolute, downright, out-and-out(prenominal), rank(prenominal), right-down, sheer(prenominal), complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete)
usage: complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
3. absolute, arbitrary (vs. nonarbitrary)
usage: not limited by law; "an absolute monarch"
4. absolute, conclusive, unequivocal (vs. equivocal), univocal, unambiguous
usage: expressing finality with no implication of possible change; "an absolute (or unequivocal) quarantee to respect the nation's authority"; "inability to make a conclusive (or unequivocal) refusal"
5. absolute, total, unconditioned, unconditional (vs. conditional)
usage: without conditions or limitations; "a total ban"
6. absolute, infrangible, inviolable, inalienable (vs. alienable), unalienable
usage: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights"
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