definitive
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5.6
- adjective
- /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪv/
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definitivo
- And I hope you take that as a definitive answer.
- a definitive conclusion
- a definitive diagnosis
- a definitive answer
So first one, we will have definitive proof that aliens are real.
- So first one, we will have definitive proof that aliens are real.
- It's to ask a question which encourages A definitive yes or no answer.
- There's, there's not a definitive way essentially.
- So it seems like cats are a definitive case of drug seeking behavior.
- But let's just say these are not definitive lists.
- Yeah, but there was no definitive order as to when we would be jumping off.
- Well, I, I, I think it, I think it does, but there's a, a definitive shift.
- No one is given a definitive proof that you can't travel to the past.
- And and ask questions, all reflective questions and don't say a definitive word to the third meeting.
- There's no definitive proof that Colin Kaepernick's father's black.
- Yes, the answer is a definitive yes.
- Our data as yet is still only good enough from Pfizer to give definitive answers.
Examples
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Friis's essay is probably still the definitive account of the subject.
Academic text (2008) -
After much debate, the committee reached a definitive decision regarding the project's future.
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Now we had a definitive number and goal that we could attack.
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So that was a definitive diagnosis.
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In short, it was these experts who made the definitive argument for the invasion of Iraq.
Academic text (2008) -
The legislative history of Title VI offers no definitive proof of preemptive intent.
Academic text (1991) -
Until the French team finds more definitive evidence, Cheshm-e Shafa's identity will remain a matter of debate.
Academic text (2011) -
The scientist provided a definitive conclusion based on years of research.
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The document served as a definitive source for understanding the historical events.
Synonyms
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1.0
Sure to happen or be true
155
1.6
Clearly stated or decided and not vague
65
4.8
A result or proof that clearly shows something is true and leaves no doubt
56
4.2
So clear that people cannot doubt it
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4.2
Easy to see and understand
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6.7
Completely clear and leaving no doubt
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7.8
Impossible to deny or prove wrong
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3.2
So clear that it leaves no doubt
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A living thing in which a parasite reproduces sexually to complete its life cycle
How Definite
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Etymology
The word definitive comes from the Latin verb definire, made from de- 'completely' and finis 'end'. To 'set the end' is to make something final and clear, so definitive describes an answer or decision that is final and leaves no doubt.