What does definitive mean?
Definitive means explicitly defined.
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/dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/ · adjective
explicitly defined.
definitive vote
She will have the definitive say in the matter, after consulting her board of directors.
A strict and definitive truth.
Some definitive […] scheme of reconciliation.
a definitive word
Never crave him. We are definitive.
Use definitive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Definitive means explicitly defined.
Common synonyms include definitive stamp, standard, unequivocal, conclusive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
definitive vote
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