| absolute | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. absolute | something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative.; "no mortal being can influence the absolute" |
| ~ abstract, abstraction | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| adj. | 2. absolute | perfect or complete or pure.; "absolute loyalty"; "absolute silence"; "absolute truth"; "absolute alcohol" |
| ~ direct | lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact.; "the direct opposite" |
| ~ implicit, unquestioning | being without doubt or reserve.; "implicit trust" |
| ~ infinite | total and all-embracing.; "God's infinite wisdom" |
| ~ living | (informal) absolute.; "she is a living doll"; "scared the living daylights out of them"; "beat the living hell out of him" |
| adj. | 3. absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, right-down, sheer | 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" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 4. absolute | not limited by law.; "an absolute monarch" |
| ~ arbitrary | based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice.; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves" |
| adj. | 5. absolute | expressing finality with no implication of possible change.; "an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority" |
| ~ unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion.; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement" |
| adj. | 6. absolute, infrangible, inviolable | not capable of being violated or infringed.; "infrangible human rights" |
| ~ inalienable, unalienable | incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another.; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights" |
| outright | | |
| adj. | 1. outright, straight-out, unlimited | without reservation or exception. |
| ~ unqualified | not limited or restricted.; "an unqualified denial" |
| adv. | 2. outright | without restrictions or stipulations or further payments.; "buy outright" |
| adv. | 3. outright | without reservation or concealment.; "she asked him outright for a divorce" |
| adv. | 4. in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, outright | without any delay.; "he was killed outright" |
| resolute | | |
| adj. | 1. resolute | firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination.; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" |
| ~ brave, courageous | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching.; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory" |
| ~ decisive | determining or having the power to determine an outcome.; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence" |
| ~ purposeful | serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal. |
| ~ bent, bent on, dead set, out to | fixed in your purpose.; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" |
| ~ determined | characterized by great determination.; "a struggle against a determined enemy" |
| ~ do-or-die, desperate | desperately determined.; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" |
| ~ firm, steadfast, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, steady, stiff | marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable.; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" |
| ~ foursquare | characterized by firm and unwavering conviction.; "a foursquare refusal to yield" |
| ~ hell-bent | recklessly determined.; "hell-bent on winning" |
| ~ resolved, single-minded | determined.; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking" |
| ~ spartan | resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity.; "spartan courage" |
| ~ stout, stalwart | dependable.; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" |
| ~ undaunted, undismayed, unshaken | unshaken in purpose.; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made" |
| ~ undeterred, undiscouraged | not deterred.; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding" |
| adj. | 2. resolute, unhesitating | characterized by quickness and firmness.; "his reply was unhesitating" |
| ~ decisive | characterized by decision and firmness.; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer" |
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