Qualities

Synonyms for definitive

Two senses of definitive live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 4, High Camp

of recognized authority or excellence

The definitive work on Greece.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

authoritative

Same sentence, swapped: The authoritative work on Greece.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for definitive as it is used in the sentence above.

unequivocal
determinate
downright

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 5, SummitQualities

supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

A definitive verdict.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

determinate

Same sentence, swapped: A determinate verdict.

Close but different

pronounced
polar
unbearable

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