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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" |
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