authoritative
/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/
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proscribed/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtɪv/
authoritative adjective: arising or originating from a figure of authority.
Adjective
authoritative (comparative more authoritative, superlative most authoritative)
- Arising or originating from a figure of authority.
- The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron.
- Synonyms:
- formal, proper, ex cathedra
- Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority.
- This book is the world's most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits.
- Synonyms:
- definitive, of record, precise
- Having a commanding style.
- He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his.
- The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and...
- Synonyms:
- grave, magisterial, masterful, oracular, sterling
authoritative meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
authoritative in Hindi
- authoritative, canonical
- प्रमाणभूत pramāṇbhūt
- authoritative
- प्रामाणिक prāmāṇik
authoritative in Tamil
- அதிகாரமயமான, அதிகாரம் பெற்ற, உரிமை பெற்ற, தகுதி பெற்ற, தகுதியுடைய
authoritative in Urdu
- حاکمانہ
authoritative in Bengali
- কর্তৃত্বপূর্ণ
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- authoritative in Malayalam
- ഔദ്യോഗികമായ, ആധികാരികമായ
- authoritative in Kannada
- ಅಧಿಕಾರಯುತ, ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹ
- authoritative in Sanskrit
- अधिकारिन् adhikārin, अधिकारिणी adhikāriṇī
Examples of authoritative in a sentence
- You folks reduce it to the bible only as being authoritative, impoverishing the faith. "Christianity Lite", diet Christianity for those who can't handle the Whole Meal.
- The new edition of this authoritative work has been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date by H.
- Ash-Wednesday is, in Spurr’s authoritative assessment, Eliot’s most Anglo-Catholic poem.
Synonyms of authoritative
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Forms of authoritative
| comparative | more authoritative |
|---|---|
| superlative | most authoritative |
Origin of authoritative
From authorit(y) + -ative.
Words formed from authoritative
Questions about authoritative
- What does authoritative mean?
- Authoritative means arising or originating from a figure of authority.
- What is authoritative in Hindi?
- Authoritative in Hindi is प्रमाणभूत (pramāṇbhūt), प्रामाणिक (prāmāṇik). See Authoritative meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is authoritative?
- Authoritative is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce authoritative?
- Authoritative is pronounced /ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/ (UK).
Words near authoritative in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: authoritative (page history and authors); प्रमाणभूत (Hindi) (page history and authors); authoritative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authoritative (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authoritative (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authoritative (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); authoritative (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अधिकारिणी (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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