absolute
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈæb.sə.luːt/
:
absoluto
- It's difficult sometimes, but good will is not a luxury; it's an absolute necessity.
- in absolute terms
- absolute necessity
- absolute truth
I look like an absolute mess and I stink.
- I look like an absolute mess and I stink.
- And let's look at the absolute Max.
- This thing is an absolute blast to use.
- What is the absolute best in my book?
- But Oh my goodness, what a what an absolute slog that was Slob.
- OK, be the best at that thing, the absolute best, OK.
- And I think those two in particular are the absolute best of the best.
- It's just as strong, but it's an absolute different feel.
- This one is called absolute freedom and terror.
- You experience an absolute shaking of your being.
- Yes my friends, the absolute mad lads on Aliexpress.
- I don't know about you, but it's absolute maximum.
- He doesn't he lives an absolute pure life.
Examples
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It's an absolute honor to meet you, sir.
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And I mean that, Susan, you are amongst the absolute best, OK?
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This thing is an absolute blast to use.
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And regime change should be the absolute final resort.
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The effect of HPI is larger in absolute value for girls than for boys.
Academic text (2017) -
They came with us, had an absolute blast.
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It was an absolute corker.
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It would be my absolute pleasure to help you with your project.
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The instructions for the test were of absolute clarity, leaving no room for confusion.
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Her performance in the play was of absolute perfection; everyone was mesmerized.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Complete and not missing any part
343
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
283
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
205
4.3
Showing a very large amount or degree
188
1.0
At the highest point of a period or situation
159
5.3
Very great and complete in size, amount, or effect
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
86
4.0
Of the highest degree or importance
7
4.9
Completely bad or not acceptable, with no good quality
7
6.3
A complete and clear example of something, often a bad one
1
8.1
The greatest possible amount or degree of something
1
6.8
Complete and clearly wrong
1
9.9
Used to show that something is the most complete or extreme example
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
6.7
The lowest possible temperature when tiny particles almost stop moving
- Specialized
1
6.3
Temperature measured from absolute zero and shown on the Kelvin scale
- Specialized
1
8.4
How bright a star really is if it were 10 parsecs, about 32 light years, away
- Specialized
1
9.9
A rare ability to name or sing a musical note without any other note to compare
- Specialized
1
9.6
Space that exists by itself and stays the same no matter what is in it
- Specialized
A short Latin phrase with a noun and a verb form that gives background information separate from the main sentence
- Specialized
A measure of how far a data value is from the average or middle value
- Specialized
The highest height at which a plane can still fly level using its engines
- Specialized
A count of how many times something appears in one category of data
- Specialized
A device that always shows the exact position of a rotating part even after a power outage
- Specialized
Music without words that has no story and focuses on its sound and structure
- Specialized
A temperature scale that starts at absolute zero, with zero as the lowest possible temperature
- Specialized
The weakest amount of something that a person or animal can notice with their senses
- Specialized
A unit of pressure measured from complete vacuum and equal to the air pressure at sea level
- Specialized
A number that shows the typical distance of numbers in a set from their middle value
- Formal
Full ownership of a house or land that you can sell and leave to someone
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Absolute kept the idea of being 'complete' from its Latin parts ab- 'away' and solvere 'to loosen'. Because it meant 'free from parts or limits', an absolute thing is 'total' or 'perfect', as in 'absolute silence'.