Absolute

Quick meaning: Absolute is an adjective meaning Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

Meaning

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.

More Meanings

1. Pure, free from mixture or adulteration; unmixed.
2. Complete, utter, outright; unmitigated, not qualified or diminished in any way.
3. (very occasionally postpositive) Positive, certain; unquestionable; not in doubt.
4. (especially philosophy) Fundamental, ultimate, intrinsic; not relative; independent of references or relations to other things or standards.
5. (physics) Independent of arbitrary units of measurement, standards, or properties; not comparative or relative.
6. Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree.
7. (archaic) Certain; free from doubt or uncertainty (e.g. a person, opinion or prediction).

Example Sentences

absolute alcohol

You're an absolute genius!

absolute purity, absolute liberty

an absolute denial of all charges

Word Forms

• absoluter
• absolutest
• absolut
• absolutes

Synonyms for absolute

Depending on context, synonyms include categorical, unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, autocratic, despotic.

Antonyms for absolute

Common opposites include conditional, limited, relative.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unconditioned, unconditional, unquestioning, undiluted, unmixed, inviolable.

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