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

On the other, the inconvenient truth for the big-spending Premier League that the world’s best players continue to choose Real Madrid and domestic rivals Barcelona over them.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
That is one of many truths expressed by the films of American documentarian Robert Greene, whose work for the past couple of decades has explored the thin line between fiction and reality.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

The owner of the files caught Krebs’ attention after showing the journalist a scan of his Virginia drivers license, strongly supporting the leak’s validity.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
The report suggests considering inventory exposure, material-supply risk, and residual value, then developing responses with both economic and ecological validity.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

However, there is considerably more room today for contemporary luxury, independent labels, and direct-to-consumer brands to establish credibility in handbags.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
If our readers question our adherence to that basic tenet of journalism, our credibility will be at stake.

— Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of credibility

Noun

Labor Day Headphones Deals Apple’s AirPods Max 2 deliver an exceptional combination of high-fidelity acoustics and pro-grade active noise cancellation.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
The technology has evolved so much in terms of the visual fidelity, filmmaker control, the ability to generate audio, and the length of a film that is possible.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 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

Yiannopoulos rose to prominence through his provocative statements criticizing political correctness, feminism and Islam.

— Chris Arnold, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
This work will examine how the QCIM core can be incorporated into larger chip and system architectures while maintaining performance, interoperability and functional correctness.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 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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