absolute.

1. Not limited, conditional, or dependent on exceptions.

2. Expressed as a direct amount or against a fixed reference rather than as a relative difference.

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Words that belong together

• absolute authority
• absolute certainty

On the page

The policy did not grant absolute authority to the director.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.