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

Example Sentences

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But that control is not absolute, and Democrats do have procedural tactics available.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

While protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act limit how patient data is shared, those safeguards are not absolute when legal action is involved.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

But President Paul Alivisatos said on Friday that those protections were not absolute, and that the encampment had run afoul of university policies.

From New York Times • May 3, 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

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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