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not absolute

ADJECTIVE

comparative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

provisional

STRONG

approaching contingent correlative equivalent like parallel relative

WEAK

allusive analogous by comparison comparable conditional connected contrastive corresponding in proportion matching metaphorical near not positive qualified related restricted rivaling similar vying with reservation

Antonyms

STRONG

different dissimilar separate unequal unlike

ADJECTIVE

conditional

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limited provisional restrictive tentative

WEAK

codicillary contingent depending on fortuitous granted on certain terms guarded iffy incidental inconclusive modified obscure provisory qualified relative reliant relying on restricted subject to uncertain with grain of salt with reservations with strings attached

Antonyms

STRONGEST

certain definite

WEAK

independent unconditional unlimited unqualified unrestricted

ADJECTIVE

provisory

Synonyms

WEAK

codicillary contingent depending on fortuitous granted on certain terms guarded iffy incidental inconclusive limited modified obscure provisional qualified relative reliant relying on restricted restrictive subject to tentative uncertain with grain of salt with reservations with strings attached

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It’s not absolute, but typically if you’re acting within the scope of your duties, it’s pretty easy to be able to stand behind some sort of immunity.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It is important to emphasize that the differences are relative, not absolute.

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2024

“But those rights are not absolute, and that minor child also has certain rights that relate to their privacy, their autonomy, and not being discriminated against.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

However, she said that his First Amendment rights was "not absolute" amid the ongoing case - and warned that she would not allow a "carnival atmosphere" at his eventual trial.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

Thus knowledge, in so far as we have it, is not absolute but progressive, not definitive but provisional.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

not absolute

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