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Absolute

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Arbitrary 84% connected

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Direct 84% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Exact 84% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Exact 84% connected

Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; pr…

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Implicit 84% connected

Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.

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Implicit 84% connected

Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved.

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Inalienable 84% connected

Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.

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Inalienable 84% connected

Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.

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Infinite 84% connected

Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

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Infinite 84% connected

Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance.

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Living 84% connected

of Live

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Living 84% connected

of Live

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Unalienable 84% connected

Inalienable; as, unalienable rights.

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Unalienable 84% connected

Inalienable; as, unalienable rights.

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Unequivocal 84% connected

Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.

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Unequivocal 84% connected

Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere; plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words.

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Univocal 84% connected

Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

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Univocal 84% connected

Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with equivocal.

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Abstract 76% connected

Withdraw; separate.

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Abstraction 76% connected

The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.

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Absoluteness 74% connected

The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

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Absoluteness 74% connected

The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.

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Downright 92% connected

Straight down; perpendicularly.

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Infrangible 92% connected

Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms.

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Inviolable 92% connected

Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible of being profaned or co…

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Rank 92% connected

Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.

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Sheer 92% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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