noun
something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things
Examples
- something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control
- something that is not relative
- no mortal being can influence the absolute
adjective
perfect or complete or pure
Examples
- absolute loyalty
- absolute silence
- absolute truth
- absolute alcohol
adjective
complete and without restriction or qualification
Synonyms
downright
out-and-out(a)
rank(a)
right-down
sheer(a)
Examples
- sometimes used informally as intensifiers
- absolute freedom
- an absolute dimwit
- a downright lie
- out-and-out mayhem
- an out-and-out lie
- a rank outsider
- many right-down vices
- got the job through sheer persistence
- sheer stupidity
adjective
not limited by law
Examples
- an absolute monarch
adjective
expressing finality with no implication of possible change
Examples
- an absolute guarantee to respect the nation's authority
adjective
not capable of being violated or infringed
Synonyms
Examples
- infrangible human rights