Definition of authoritative

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1	[ adjective ] having authority or ascendancy or influence Synonyms important Examples "an important official" "the captain's authoritative manner" Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....) The people of the 17_th District of New_York , and I as their Representative in Congress , take great pride in the New_York_Times as one of the great and authoritative newspapers of the world . Related terms influential
2	[ adjective ] sanctioned by established authority Synonyms authorized authorised Examples "an authoritative communique" "the authorized biography" Related terms official
3	[ adjective ] of recognized authority or excellence Synonyms classical definitive Examples "the definitive work on Greece" "classical methods of navigation" Related terms standard
4	[ adjective ] sanctioned by established authority Synonyms authorized Examples "an authoritative communique" "the authorized biography" Related terms official
*	Rhymes with qualitative imitative rehabilitative meditative vegetative facultative accommodative elucidative accumulative quantitative regulative manipulative investigative innovative prognosticative stimulative administrative narrative collaborative lucrative imperative deliberative iterative comparative secretive commemorative alliterative interpretive curative decorative legislative protective inattentive relative negative tentative sedative attentive fugitive primitive illustrative expletive normative sensitive preservative prerogative speculative acquisitive indicative diminutive uninformative alternative communicative fixative representative informative initiative executive formative affirmative imaginative palliative alliterative derivative contemplative unimaginative superlative ultraconservative accusative consecutive corroborative laxative oversensitive intuitive punitive conservative appreciative insensitive prohibitive cumulative neoconservative consultative uncooperative operative deliberative cooperative collaborative inoperative assertive detective probative vituperative commemorative causative positive remunerative native recuperative narrative appreciative talkative innovative eruptive restorative noncompetitive preventative representative figurative exploitative evocative rep uncompetitive competitive determinative pejorative unrepresentative demonstrative creative nutritive putative tentative provocative argumentative disruptive contraceptive nonnative additive protective prerogative generative degenerative collective counterproductive selective connective corroborative automotive destructive obstructive constructive reconstructive locomotive instructive affective corruptive directive presumptive irrespective introspective prospective retrospective furtive restive captive attractive unattractive digestive refractive adaptive adoptive productive addictive reproductive substantive photoconductive nonproductive unproductive seductive conductive appointive unreceptive deceptive receptive festive active octave redemptive perceptive receptive suggestive effective objective subjective congestive preemptive descriptive plaintive abortive ineffective preventive supportive directive defective introspective directive corrective inactive preventive assaultive directive Phonetic and Homophones AH0 TH AO1 R AH0 T EY2 T IH0 V Similar Spelling authoritatively authorities authoritarian authoritarianism authority_figure To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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