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as in imperiousness
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as in credibility
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Recent Examples of authoritativeness
Thus, as the NCAA sees it, the statements lack the necessary authoritativeness of a medical professional.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, and more strictly on the consumer end of the equation, the influencer’s standing within the social media sphere continues its upward ascendancy in cultural authoritativeness, even in architecture.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, and more strictly on the consumer end of the equation, the influencer’s standing within the social media sphere continues its upward ascendancy in cultural authoritativeness, even in architecture.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for authoritativeness
Noun
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Love this imperiousness aimed at doctors from a hospital bed.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Nov. 2025
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The $1 trillion-plus annual interest bill can’t be reduced by pressuring the Fed to cut rates without risking an inflationary credibility crisis that would push long rates even higher.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Making those visible externally builds far more credibility than any statement.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The endless bossiness of government in California is a big problem.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Under the resolution, initiatives attributed to Ramallah to create a parallel land registry in Area C were declared to have no legal validity or standing.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Lindell is a longtime Trump ally who has also boosted false conspiracies about the validity of the 2020 election results.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Most Grand Slams are experiencing a flood of fans and record revenue overall, much of that helped by the emerging dominance of Sinner and Alcaraz, who could build their budding rivalry for another decade or more.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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Some build through competitive dominance, constantly seeking an advantage over rivals.—
Kim Lawton,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The lesson is that without internal logic, any story will lose its believability and, with it, its appeal.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Yes, the glossy aesthetic occasionally dulls the impact of the director’s more tactile sensibilities, and a few script contrivances stretch believability.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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The goal here is not to inform or educate, to listen or process, to build or intellectualize but to win, to own, to dunk on, to break the opponent’s brain, to spawn an argument of such devastating definitiveness that the matter can be considered, once and for all, closed.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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The problem is that without Humility, confidence easily becomes arrogance, decisiveness becomes impulsive, and expertise becomes a barrier to learning.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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In Polis’ case, so does arrogance.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Authoritativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/authoritativeness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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