Definitive
Definitive adjective - Being the most accurate and apparently thorough.
Settled and definitive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Settled" instead an adjective "Definitive".
Settled
Settled adjective - Firmly established over time.
Definitive and settled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Definitive" instead an adjective "Settled".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- firm and definitive
- firm and settled
- resolute and definitive
- resolute and settled
- determined and definitive
- determined and settled
- fixed and definitive
- fixed and settled
- positive and definitive
- positive and settled
- complete and definitive
- complete and settled
- established and definitive
- established and settled
Both words in one sentence
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In the same vein as CMLL before it, Joshi fed REINA stared doing definitive year closeout shows in 2013, though it hasn't settled on a consistent name for them.
Source: Final Battle -
She hasn't really settled into a definitive format yet.
Source: Lets Play / Nuttylamb -
Tolkien went back and forth on the matter repeatedly, and hadn't settled on a definitive version even when he died, mainly due to trying to reconcile his dislike of Always Chaotic Evil with his belief in Evil as inherently incapable of creativity.
Source: The Morlocks
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