adjective
absolute
CEFR B1
complete and total; not limited or qualified in any way
In a sentence
Six example sentences with absolute, each labelled with its topic.
Before the downbeat the conductor demanded absolute silence, and even the ushers stopped moving in the aisles.
Music
Nothing in the laboratory reached absolute vacuum; a few stray molecules always remained inside the chamber.
Science
Developing film demands absolute darkness, and a pinhole of light under the door will ruin the whole roll.
Photography
The old kings held absolute power, answering to no parliament and hearing no appeal against their decrees.
Politics
No right in the charter is absolute; free speech ends where fraud and defamation begin.
Law
Kant treated the duty of honesty as absolute, admitting no exception however convenient the lie might be.
Philosophy
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Found in 7 published word lists
- Academic Keyword List (Paquot 2010)Authoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- General Service List (West 1953, Bauman/Culligan rev.)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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