DEFINITIVENESS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

definitiveness

noun

Definition of definitiveness

as in definiteness

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as in validity

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Recent Examples of definitiveness But Freedom 250 won’t be, White said with a tone of definitiveness Friday night. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Too many leaders confuse decisiveness with definitiveness—rushing to solve, speak and steer, leaving no room for others. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 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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Noun

An emotional truth about what you’re owed in a close relationship or joint venture comes up for review today.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
If your team is afraid to name real weaknesses, or if leadership dismisses uncomfortable truths, the analysis won’t do what it’s meant to do.

— Nancy Padberg, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

The analyst then used the AI to formalize its conclusions into a conventional military intelligence report without double- or triple-checking the validity of its conclusions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
On September 25, the blue state AGs have to respond to a motion from red state Iowa and Montana to take the validity of the antitrust suit to the Supreme Court.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

The distance between the first R and the fourth is where credibility with a board is won or lost.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Late Wednesday, a group of business associations, including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti, issued a joint press release calling for more effort in organization and stressed the need for credibility and transparency in the process.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of credibility

Noun

Lay disciples typically uphold the vow of brahmacharya by maintaining fidelity toward their spouse.

— Bhakti Mamtora, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Birdbuddy's first two cameras, the Nature Cam and Nature Cam Pro, wowed me with sharp detail, smooth 30fps video, and excellent color fidelity.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fidelity

Noun

Google describes experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness, commonly shortened to E-E-A-T, as qualities that can help assess content.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
To clear that bar, a practice has to send strong E-E-A-T signals—experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness.

— Hastimal Jangid, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of authoritativeness

Noun

Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

The court is confident in the soundness of the proceedings and the integrity of the judges.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

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