Authoritative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having authority or ascendancy or influence

of recognized authority or excellence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪsmənts/

🇬🇧British English

/ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɔːθˈɒɹɪtətˌɪv/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪsmənts/.

Examples

an important official
the captain's authoritative manner
the definitive work on Greece

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

classical definitive authorized classic important authorised

Parts of Speech

adjective	having authority or ascendancy or influence “an important official”
adjective	of recognized authority or excellence “the definitive work on Greece”
adjective	sanctioned by established authority “an authoritative communique”

Word Forms

importance

noun

a prominent status

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

maßgeblich

Autorität, Vorherrschaft oder Einfluss haben

🇫🇷French

faisant autorité

avoir de l'autorité, de l'ascendant ou de l'influence

🇪🇸Spanish

autorizado

tener autoridad o ascendencia o influencia

🇮🇹Italian

autorevole

avere autorità, ascendente o influenza

🇳🇱Dutch

gezaghebbend

met gezag, overwicht of invloed

🇵🇹Portuguese

autoritário

ter autoridade ou ascendência ou influência

🇷🇺Russian

авторитетный

обладание авторитетом, господством или влиянием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधिकारिक

अधिकार या प्रभुत्व या प्रभाव होना

🇧🇩Bengali

কর্তৃত্বপূর্ণ

ক্ষমতা বা উচ্চতা বা প্রভাব থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகாரபூர்வமான

அதிகாரம் அல்லது உயர்வு அல்லது செல்வாக்கு கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అధీకృత

అధికారం లేదా అధిరోహణ లేదా ప్రభావం కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

अधिकृत

अधिकार किंवा उच्चता किंवा प्रभाव असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અધિકૃત

સત્તા અથવા ઉચ્ચતા અથવા પ્રભાવ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧಿಕೃತ

ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಆರೋಹಣ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആധികാരികമായ

അധികാരമോ ഉയർച്ചയോ സ്വാധീനമോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ

ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستند

اختیار یا عروج یا اثر و رسوخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

权威性

具有权威、优势或影响力

🇯🇵Japanese

権威ある

権威、優越性、または影響力を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

권위 있는

권위나 우세 또는 영향력을 갖는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có thẩm quyền

có quyền lực hoặc uy thế hoặc ảnh hưởng

🇹🇭Thai

เผด็จการ

มีอำนาจหรืออำนาจวาสนาหรืออิทธิพล

🇮🇩Indonesian

berwibawa

memiliki otoritas atau kekuasaan atau pengaruh

🇵🇭Filipino

makapangyarihan

pagkakaroon ng awtoridad o pagkataas o impluwensya

🇲🇾Malay

berwibawa

mempunyai kuasa atau kedaulatan atau pengaruh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موثوق

له سلطة أو سيطرة أو نفوذ

🇮🇷Persian

معتبر

داشتن اقتدار یا برتری یا نفوذ

🇹🇷Turkish

yetkili

otoriteye, nüfuza veya nüfuza sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּסמָך

בעל סמכות או התעלות או השפעה

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