Synonyms of authorities

authorities

noun

plural of authority

1

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

the leading authority on neural anatomy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experts
• scholars
• adepts
• masters
• artists
• gurus
• virtuosi
• specialists
• wizards
• virtuosos
• hands
• professionals
• consultants
• maestros
• proficients
• past masters
• connoisseurs
• hotshots
• enthusiasts
• cognoscenti
• mavens
• aces
• sharks
• geeks
• mavins
• sharps
• maestri
• fiends
• dab hands
• craftsmen
• fans
• crackajacks
• whizzes
• meisters
• pros
• devotees
• addicts
• aficionados
• dabs
• crackerjacks
• hired guns
• buffs
• mistresses
• journeymen
• afficionados
• Renaissance men
• jacks-of-all-trades
• all-rounders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• nonexperts
• novices
• apprentices
• beginners
• neophytes
• laymen
• inexperts
• dilettanti
• nonprofessionals
• dabblers
• dilettantes

2

as in governments

lawful control over the affairs of a political unit (as a nation)

the sheriff had authority over the whole county

Synonyms & Similar Words

• governments
• rules
• administrations
• governances
• regimes
• jurisdictions
• powers
• regimens
• régimes
• dictatorships
• reigns
• sovereignties
• leaderships
• tyrannies
• regulations
• dominions
• managements
• oppressions
• supremacies
• dominations
• directions
• supervisions
• autocracies
• hegemonies
• subjugations
• sways
• commands
• sovranties
• superintendences
• masteries

3

as in influences

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly

speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influences
• sways
• leverages
• weights
• credits
• ins
• importances
• clouts
• juices
• pulls
• dominances
• consequences
• supremacies
• dominions
• counter-influences
• sovereignties
• impacts
• hefts
• reigns
• scepters
• commands
• moments
• counterinfluences
• eminences
• predominances
• impressions
• impresses
• imprints
• sovranties
• marks
• masteries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

4

as in powers

the right or means to command or control others

by the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• powers
• dominions
• controls
• sways
• reigns
• jurisdictions
• reins
• commands
• arms
• clutches
• sovereignties
• grips
• influences
• privileges
• death grips
• managements
• voices
• dominances
• rights
• prerogatives
• directions
• holds
• weights
• masteries
• supremacies
• clouts
• pulls
• importances
• leverages
• predominances
• eminences
• imperiums
• sovranties
• moments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

5

as in reasons

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing

I had good authority to believe that the information was correct

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasons
• motives
• subjects
• grounds
• accounts
• causes
• incentives
• considerations
• antecedents
• whys
• occasions
• stimuli
• wherefores
• impetuses
• inspirations
• instigations

6

as in sources

something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information

the Bible is the sole authority for his impassioned defense of creationism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sources
• references
• quotations
• citations
• extracts
• excerpts
• footnotes
• cross-references
• notes
• captions