definitiveness

noun

Definition of definitivenessnext
1
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definitiveness
  1. truth
  2. validity
  3. determinacy
  4. credibility
  5. fidelity
  6. authoritativeness
  7. correctness
  8. soundness
Noun
  • San Diego professes pride in high graduation rates, but this is a chimera hiding the sad truth of how far our educational leaders will go to look good.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The hard truth is that homelessness is the result of a raft of problems beyond any mayor’s full control.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of truth
Noun
  • Professional services consultancy Deloitte has access to the voting data to ensure the validity and fairness of the process.
    — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Several of the field’s top scientists described marketing by IFG and other clinics selling the technology to patients of advanced maternal age — 35 and older — as misleading and questioned the validity of their claims.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of validity
Noun
  • There are, after all, other ways to resolve under-determinacy without directly applying substantive moral principles.
    — J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022
  • The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 9 May 2017
Definition of determinacy
Noun
  • From a risk management and credibility perspective, a 50-basis point hike in Bank Rate is ‘good policy’.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Gareth Skewis, who co-founded the company with Lev Tanju, cites this as one of the core reasons the international, multi-million-pound business has been able to expand and maintain its credibility in subcultures across the globe.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of credibility
Noun
  • Lockheed Martin is using high-fidelity simulations and digital engineering to accelerate development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For example, in August 2025, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mock-up of its 26-ton Lanyue lunar lander.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 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
  • The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Miller then railed against multiculturalism, political correctness and his Latino classmates.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of correctness
Noun
  • Every horse is vetted for soundness, the buyers given detailed reports about its health, but DeVaux trusts herself as much as anyone.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The allegations could call into question the soundness of criminal cases based on the involved officers’ arrests.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Definitiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definitiveness. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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