Qualities
Synonyms for authority
Synonyms for authority: dominance, sanction, confidence, expert and office. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 5 synonyms for authority
Interchangeable with authority, one per sense
Audited under authority's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one authority carries in that sense.
- dominancenoun, in the sense "the power or right to give orders or make decisions"
- sanctionnoun, in the sense "official permission or approval"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name authority as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- confidenceconfidence is a noun in the sense "freedom from doubt"
- expertexpert is a noun in the sense "a person with great knowledge or skill in a field"
- officeoffice is a noun in the sense "an administrative unit of government"
two of these come from authority's own entries in the bank, and three were audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
He has the authority to issue warrants.
The true synonym
dominance
Same sentence, swapped: He has the dominance to issue warrants.
Close but different
The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot authority is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.
- agency
- confidence
- rein
official permission or approval
Authority for the program was renewed several times.
The true synonym
sanction
Same sentence, swapped: Sanction for the program was renewed several times.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for authority in the sentence quoted.
- agency
- confidence
- passport
Where authority turns up in the game
authority is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across Tier 3, Ridgeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where authority is the trap
- agencynoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is way, in the sense "to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end", and authority is one of the three tiles that lose.
- largessenoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is generosity, in the sense "generosity in giving money or other help", with authority sitting one tile away.
- newcomernoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is neophyte, in the sense "a person who has recently arrived in a place or joined a group", with authority sitting one tile away.
- trustnoun, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is reliance, in the sense "certainty based on past experience", with authority sitting one tile away.
Play authority
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so authority reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Neighbours by theme before neighbours by difficulty, because qualities is the company authority keeps.
Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. authority carries 2 written reason lines, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.