How to Use absolute in a Sentence

absolute

adjective
Definition of absolutenext
Synonyms for absolutenext
  • I have absolute faith in her ability to get the job done.
  • The country is an absolute monarchy.
  • The country is ruled by an absolute dictator.
  • He swore an oath of absolute secrecy.
  • You can't predict the future with absolute certainty.
  • When it comes to using computers, I'm an absolute beginner.
  • Happy birthday to the woman who means the absolute most to me.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This does not mean that the board’s authority is absolute.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
  • These Democrat elites are absolute hypocrites, and now their hypocrisy is on full display for the entire nation.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Every heart should make peace not with its moods, but rather with the permanent and absolute amateurism that comes with feeling your way through the nascence of what’s next.
    — Richard Morgan, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Doubtless, this is how Franklin found himself in Paris, persuading an absolute monarch to back the birth of a republic.
    — Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Centuries ago, British monarchs lorded over their lands far and wide with absolute control, often to the detriment of the empire's far-flung subjects.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Very special players/teams embrace the challenge to be a part of something bigger than one individual, knowing this will bring out the absolute best in them.
    — The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2022
  • This feels like an absolute necessity for people who’d rather not accidentally punch holes in their television.
    — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The first thing to clean: Your hands Washing your hands is one of the absolute best ways to protect yourself against illness, and this is especially true of norovirus.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In this way, a husband’s absolute power to divorce his wife was severely restricted through this financial obligation.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022
  • And lastly, Garmin products are built to take an absolute beating; the iPhone is robust, but would likely fail more quickly than an inReach.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Leslie was both a man of the earth and an absolute angel ...
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Of all those days on set of the epic space drama, which one has been the absolute best?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The court sat in absolute silence for more than a minute.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Keep scrolling to read about our absolute favorite scents of the year.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • What an absolute joy to share the stage with her every night for a year.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
  • In another city, this would have been been the absolute high point of the show.
    — Drew Lazor, Philly.com, 10 June 2018
  • It’s been an absolute dream to work with him, Jeff, and the whole Conaco team.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 May 2023
  • The white queen size is slashed to just $25, an absolute steal for a comforter.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
  • Weeding is by far and away one of the absolute worst lawn chores.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
  • The right to bear arms is not an absolute right, Shekarchi noted.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2022
  • To even be in a room or be in a space with them, let alone work with them, would be an absolute dream.
    — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Black quarterbacks no longer have to be the absolute best just to get a chance to make a team.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Man, just an absolute roll through the last couple of weeks.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2020

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