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Recognized as being reliable

Commanding and self-confident

Being the authoritative or definitive source of, or reference for

Having great influence or persuasion over

Having power and influence over others

Having great impact or influence

Superseding others in importance or status

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

(of a job or position) Involving responsibility or a degree of personal accountability

Nonstandard form of indisputable

Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind

Based on absolute truth

Being the authoritative or definitive source of, or reference for

Having great influence on the result of something

Involving management-like duties

Relating to an oracle

Having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic pursuits

Of judges or the administration of justice

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Adjective

Recognized as being reliable

circumstantiated

straight from horse's mouth

honest-to-goodness

fair and square

incontrovertible

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“If the IRS is the authoritative source of tax information, is there any reason to look elsewhere on the Net for tax expertise?”

Adjective

Commanding and self-confident

sure of oneself

high and mighty

anti-democratic

self-opinionated

believing in oneself

sure of yourself

interventionist

unconstitutional

throwing weight around

not backward in coming forward

in driver's seat

high-and-mighty

holding fixed views

unchallengeable

full of oneself

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“Henry, fighting the urge to just disappear and let the battle rage on, shifted somewhat pompously and very self-confidently into a loud authoritative voice.”

Adjective

Being the authoritative or definitive source of, or reference for

signed and sealed

legally acceptable

legally binding

ceremonialistic

straight from the horse's mouth

most significant

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“It stands without peer in the public arena as the most authoritative record of one of the nation's most trying experiences.”

Adjective

Having great influence or persuasion over

incontrovertible

coming on strong

beyond question

one hundred per cent

unchallengeable

no ifs ands or buts

beyond a shadow of doubt

well documented

honest-to-goodness

copper-bottomed

beyond a shadow of a doubt

uncontroversial

black-and-white

straightforward

black and white

clearly defined

distinguishable

as plain as the nose on your face

as plain as daylight

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Adjective

Having power and influence over others

not backward in coming forward

believing in oneself

full of get-up-and-go

self-respecting

full of vim and vigour

pulling no punches

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

alive and kicking

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

coming on strong

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Adjective

Having great impact or influence

well-established

holding up in wash

got it together

well thought out

able to hold water

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Adjective

Superseding others in importance or status

industry leading

top of the line

top of the range

record-breaking

a cut above the rest

top-of-the-range

of greatest importance

holding the reins

highest-ranking

of the highest quality

one-in-a-million

highly regarded

well thought of

most influential

most outstanding

most noticeable

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Adjective

Tending to favor the status quo and averse to change

archconservative

paleoconservative

traditionalistic

ultraconservative

well established

well-established

according to the book

standardized^US

standardised^UK

matter-of-course

middle-of-the-road

run-of-the-mill

dyed-in-the-wool

long-established

right of center

ultra-conservative

counterrevolutionary

individualistic

common or garden

tried and tested

stick-in-the-mud

par for the course

across the board

on the up and up

unreconstructed

counter-revolutionary

stick in the mud

socially acceptable

backward-looking

one-size-fits-all

standard operating procedure

playing it safe

according to Hoyle

of the old school

in established usage

recognizable^US

behind the times

recognisable^UK

only to be expected

widely recognized

commonly accepted

generally accepted

signed and sealed

straight from the horse's mouth

across-the-board

officially recognized

socially obligatory

twenty-four carat

conforming to accepted standards

going by the rules

set in your ways

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Adjective

(of a job or position) Involving responsibility or a degree of personal accountability

decision-making

highly regarded

well thought of

of the first rank

highly esteemed

highly thought of

of high standing

in the public eye

much-publicized

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

in the limelight

well-thought-of

of good standing

of great consequence

with a good reputation

worthy of mention

having made a name for oneself

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Adjective

Nonstandard form of indisputable

incontrovertible

having down pat

beyond question

unchallengeable

not in question

beyond a shadow of a doubt

as sure as eggs is eggs

noncontroversial

there are no two ways about it

freely admitted

uncontroversial

in black and white

always effective

tried and tested

no ifs ands or buts

beyond a shadow of doubt

straightforward

easily understood

black and white

no strings attached

no holds barred

straight from the shoulder

black-and-white

clearly expressed

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Adjective

Judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind

of the highest quality

top-of-the-line

out of this world

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

of the first water

of high quality

of the highest standard

of the first order

too good to be true

picture-perfect

highest quality

top of the line

top of the range

of the highest order

top-of-the-range

the dog's bollocks

in a class all by itself

above and beyond

of highest order

of a high standard

drop-dead gorgeous

state-of-the-art

carefully chosen

a sight for sore eyes

easy on the eye

in a class by itself

once-in-a-lifetime

without precedent

without blemish

out-of-this-world

immensely skilled

highly qualified

industry leading

exceptionally skilled

extraordinarily skilled

highest-ranking

highly regarded

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

a cut above the rest

supremely skilled

better than usual

of the best quality

better than average

of the highest type

highest-quality

having a knack for

one-in-a-million

record-breaking

out of the ordinary

one in a million

in a league of their own

sharp as a tack

nimble-fingered

of high standing

well-thought-of

batting a thousand

salt of the earth

at the cutting edge

at the leading edge

recognizable^US

in the limelight

recognisable^UK

much-publicized

most significant

most illustrious

most influential

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Adjective

Based on absolute truth

Adjective

Being the authoritative or definitive source of, or reference for

Adjective

Having great influence on the result of something

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Adjective

Involving management-like duties

decision-making

organisational^UK

organizational^US

plenipotentiary

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Adjective

Relating to an oracle

prognosticating

prognosticative

forward-looking

with second sight

with a sixth sense

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Adjective

Having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic pursuits

well researched

Adjective

Of judges or the administration of justice

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