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Absolute: Synonyms and Antonyms
When giving evidence in the court of law, we must tell the absolute truth.
Synonyms:
1. Arbitrary
2. Compulsory
3. Haughty
4. Positive
5. Arrogant
6. Controlling
7. Imperative
8. Supreme
9. Authoritative
10. Despotic
11. Dictatorial
12. Irresponsible
13. Unconditional
14. Commanding
15. Domineering
16. Overbearing
17. Unequivocal
18. Compulsive
19. Exacting
20. Peremptory
21. Unlimited
22. imperious
23. tyrannical
24. autocratic
Contextual Examples:
Shah of Iran was an absolute monarch but the rule of Khomeini and other religious leaders is arbitrary, tyrannical, autocratic, dictatorial and over-bearing.
In India, The President is the supreme commander of all the three wings of defense-Army, Navy and Air Force.
A person of an independent spirit in inclined to resent the imperious manner in any one whose authority is not clearly felt and acknowledged.
Knowledge of an Indian language is compulsory for the Indian Civil Service officers.
Although he is an educated person, no one takes him seriously because of his haughty nature.
The politicians generally become arrogant after assuming power.
There is an imperative need to control the politicians from assuming unlimited powers to themselves. They should be made to share it with other people at large.
Antonyms:
1. Accountable
2. Contingent
3. Lenient
4. Mild
5. Docile
6. Limited
7. Responsible
8. Complaint
9. Lowly
10. Submission
11. Conditional
12. Gentle
13. Neck
14. Yielding
15. Constitutional
16. humble
Contextual Examples:
The Prime Minister is accountable to the Parliament for the actions of his cabinet.
A contingent of twenty teams visited Bangkok to participate in the last Asian Games.
It is good to be lenient in principles but bad to be docile in practice.
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Synonyms are nothing but the similar meanings of a particular word or its semantic relation. A Synonym is a word or a phrase that means the same as another word or a phrase in the same language.
Antonyms are the negative connotation of a particular word. An Antonym is a word or phrase that is opposite in meaning to a particular word or a phrase in the same language.
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