Authoritative
Authoritative adjective - Being the most accurate and apparently thorough.
Honest-to-goodness and authoritative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honest-to-goodness" instead an adjective "Authoritative".
Nearby Words: authority, authoritarian
Honest-to-goodness
Honest-to-goodness adjective - Used informally especially for emphasis.
Authoritative and honest-to-goodness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authoritative" instead an adjective phrase "Honest-to-goodness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sound and authoritative
- sound and honest-to-goodness
- established and authoritative
- established and honest-to-goodness
- substantial and authoritative
- substantial and honest-to-goodness
- true and authoritative
- true and honest-to-goodness
- legitimate and authoritative
- legitimate and honest-to-goodness
- valid and authoritative
- valid and honest-to-goodness
- accurate and authoritative
- accurate and honest-to-goodness
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