Qualities
Synonyms for definitive
Synonyms for definitive: authoritative, determinate and unequivocal. 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 3 synonyms for definitive
Interchangeable with definitive, one per sense
Audited under definitive's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one definitive carries in that sense.
- authoritativeadjective, in the sense "of recognized authority or excellence"
- determinateadjective, in the sense "supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name definitive as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- unequivocalunequivocal is an adjective in the sense "clearly defined or formulated"
Two directions, one standard: two audited under definitive and one under the partner word. Nothing here was expanded out of a thesaurus.
of recognized authority or excellence
The definitive work on Greece.
The true synonym
authoritative
Same sentence, swapped: The authoritative work on Greece.
Close but different
Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.
- unequivocal
- determinate
- downright
supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
A definitive verdict.
The true synonym
determinate
Same sentence, swapped: A determinate verdict.
Close but different
The game offers these three alongside the answer. They are close enough to tempt and wrong enough to be wrong, which is the whole design.
- pronounced
- polar
- unbearable
Where definitive turns up in the game
definitive is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.
Play definitive
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so definitive 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 definitive keeps.
A reason under every answer, not just a right answer
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. definitive carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.