AUTHORITATIVE


Meaning of AUTHORITATIVE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: OFFICIAL , ex cathedra, ex officio

2

Synonyms: TRUE 9, dependable, trustable, trustworthy

Related Words: attested, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, proven, validated, verified; convincing, indisputable, irrefutable, sure, unrefutable; cathedral, cathedratic

Contrasted Words: contestable, controversial, debatable, disputable, refutable; dubious, questionable, suspect, unreliable

3

Synonyms: DICTATORIAL , authoritarian, dictative, doctrinaire, dogmatic, magisterial

4

Synonyms: ORTHODOX 1, accepted, canonical, received, sanctioned, sound

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.