Authoritative

Adjective

 * 1) Arising or originating from a figure of authority
 * 2) Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
 * 3) Having a commanding style.

Adverbs for Authoritative
impressively; eminently;   unquestionably; undisputedly; distinctly; reliably; responsibly; dependably; infallibly; highly; supremely; competently; expertly; peerlessly; imposingly; abundantly; respectably; quietly; learnedly; famously; deftly; academically; locally; legally; mildly; magisterially; uncompromisingly; pompously; imperially; condescendingly; truculently; brutally; studiously; specifically; directly; dogmatically; smoothly; suavely; conventionally; solemnly; delicately; finally; venerably; despotically; officially; divinely; habitually; undeniably; proudly; gently; unmistakably; cruelly; ostentatiously.

Thesaurus
Christian; Daedalian; absolute; absolutist; absolutistic; accepted; accurate; acquainted with; adept; adroit; approved; apt; arbitrary; aristocratic; armipotent; arrogant; artistic; ascendant; assuring; at home in; at home with; attested; authentic; authenticated; authoritarian; authorized; autocratic; binding; bossy; bravura; brilliant; canonical; cathedral; certified; charismatic; charming; circumstantiated; clean; clever; clothed with authority; cogent; commanding; competent; conclusive; confined; confirmed; consequential; considerable; consistent; controlling; conventional; conversant with; convictional; convincing; coordinated; correct; crack; crackerjack; cunning; customary; cute; daedal; decisive; deft; dependable; despotic; determinative; dexterous; dextrous; dictated; dictatorial; didactic; diplomatic; doctrinaire; documented; dogmatic; dominant; domineering; duly constituted; dynamic; effective; effectual; efficacious; eminent; empowered; enchanting; energetic; estimable; evangelical; ex cathedra; ex officio; excellent; expert; factual; faithful; familiar with; fancy; feature; featured; feudal; firm; forceful; forcible; formulary; good; goodish; governing; graceful; great; grinding; handy; hard and fast; hegemonic; hegemonistic; high-handed; high-potency; high-powered; high-pressure; high-tension; imperative; imperial; imperious; important; impressive; in force; in power; indisputable; influential; informed in; ingenious; instructive; intimate with; irrefutable; irresistible; just; knowledgeable; lawful; leading; learned; legal; legitimate; limited; literal; logical; lordly; magisterial; magistral; magnetic; mandatory; master of; masterful; masterly; mighty; mighty in battle; momentous; monocratic; neat; no mean; of the faith; official; operative; oppressive; orthodox; orthodoxical; overbearing; overruling; peremptory; personable; persuasive; politic; potent; powerful; preceptive; preeminent; prepotent; prescribed; prescript; prescriptive; prestigious; professional; proficient; proficient in; prominent; proper; proven; puissant; quick; quite some; ranking; ready; received; regulation; reliable; repressive; reputable; resourceful; restricted; right; rubric; ruling; sanctioned; satisfactory; satisfying; scholarly; scriptural; self-consistent; senior; severe; skillful; slick; solid; some; sound; specialist; specialistic; specialized; standard; statesmanlike; statutory; strict; striking; strong; strong in; stylish; suasive; substantial; sufficient; superior; suppressive; supreme; sure; tactful; technical; telling; textual; the compleat; the complete; totalitarian; traditional; traditionalistic; true; true-blue; trustable; trustworthy; truthful; tyrannical; tyrannous; unrefutable; up on; valid; validated; verifiable; verified; veritable; versed in; vigorous; virtuoso; vital; weighty; well-done; well-founded; well-grounded; well-read in; winning; workmanlike

Synonyms

 * definitive; precise, proper
 * of record

Derived terms

 * authoritatively
 * authoritativeness

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:


 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: myndig


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Esperanto: aŭtoritata
 * Esperanto: aŭtoritata


 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Spanish: fidedigno, autorizado


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Finnish:
 * Finnish:


 * Norwegian: myndig
 * Spanish: autoritario
 * Swedish: myndig