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authoritative adjective [ ɔːˈθɒrɪtətɪv ]

• able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.
• "clear, authoritative information and advice"
Similar: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, good, sound, authentic, valid, well founded, attested, certified, verifiable, accurate, factual, from the horse's mouth,
Opposite: unreliable,
• commanding and self-confident; likely to be respected and obeyed.
• "his voice was calm and authoritative"
Similar: self-assured, assured, self-confident, confident, sure of oneself, commanding, imposing, masterful, magisterial, lordly, assertive, dogmatic, peremptory, arrogant, dominating, domineering, imperious, overbearing, bossy, authoritarian,
Opposite: timid, diffident,


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