authoritative

authoritative is a 13-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

13 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.
2. adjective. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.
3. adjective. sanctioned by established authority

   "an authoritative communique"

   "the authorized biography"

   Synonyms: authorised, authorized

4. adjective. having authority or ascendancy or influence

   "an important official"

   "the captain's authoritative manner"

   Synonyms: important

5. adjective. of recognized authority or excellence

   "the definitive work on Greece"

   "classical methods of navigation"

   Synonyms: classic, classical, definitive

Synonyms

authorised, authorized, important, classic, classical, definitive

Common word forms

authoritatively

Words from these letters

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