definitive
adjective /dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv/
/-ə.t̬ɪv/ Definition
C2 not able to be changed or improved: a definitive judgment/ruling There are no definitive answers/solutions to this problem. The police have no definitive proof of her guilt.CertaintyConfidence and self-assurance › considered to be the best of its type: He's written the definitive guide to Thailand.CertaintyConfidence and self-assurance definitively /-li/ adverb CertaintyConfidence and self-assurance
(Definition of definitive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured adjective (CERTAIN)
- assuredly adverb (CERTAINLY)
- conclusive adjective
- conclusively adverb
- concrete adjective
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried adjective
- ironclad adjective
- irrefutable adjective
- make no mistake about it idiom
- natch adverb
- pronounced adjective
- solidity noun (CERTAIN)
- solidly adverb (CONTINUOUS)
- squarely adverb (DIRECTLY)
- watertight adjective (NO DOUBTS)
- you can bet your life idiom
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