Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Being the most accurate and apparently thorough.
Compulsory and authoritative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compulsory" instead an adjective "Authoritative".
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
Compulsory
Compulsory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Authoritative and compulsory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective "Compulsory".
Nearby Words: compulsion, compulsive
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- effective and authoritative
- effective and compulsory
- strong and authoritative
- strong and compulsory
- conclusive and authoritative
- conclusive and compulsory
- absolute and authoritative
- absolute and compulsory
- despotic and authoritative
- despotic and compulsory
- important and authoritative
- important and compulsory
- imperative and authoritative
- imperative and compulsory
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