definitive

[dih-fin-i-tiv] / dɪˈfɪn ɪ tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

authoritative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actual categorical clear-cut conclusive decisive definite exhaustive precise reliable specific ultimate unambiguous

WEAK

absolute closing complete completing concluding determining downright ending express final finishing flat out last limiting nailed down perfect plain real settling straight out terminal terminating

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous false imprecise indefinite inexact questionable uncertain vague

WEAK

incomplete inconclusive interim temporary unreliable

Example Sentences

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But there was no way to definitively tie the box to the girls.

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If given the choice of qualifying their level of support or opposition, people tend to have more definitive opinions on longstanding issues that are top of mind than they do on Iran.

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“We believe investors should wait to see more definitive results from wider spaced leach trials first before making an investment decision,” Macquarie says.

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Despite a number of high-profile former rugby players having had the disease, there is no scientific evidence definitively linking MND with repeated concussion.

From BBC

Those fonder of Hawthorne the magical realist will have plenty to appreciate as well, not least of which that Donatello’s true ancestry—whether human or faun—is never definitively established.

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