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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 authority over the policies, actions, and affairs of a state or organization

Confident in one's own abilities

Indisputable, beyond doubt

Conforming or adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted

Superseding others in importance or status

Renowned and recognized in a given field or domain

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

Invested with full power

Based on, or displaying, common sense

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

from the horse's mouth

incontrovertible

honest-to-goodness

fair and square

in every respect

straight from the horse's mouth

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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

anti-democratic

high and mighty

not backward in coming forward

throwing one's weight around

unconstitutional

throwing one's weight about

believing in oneself

throwing weight around

self-respecting

high-and-mighty

full of get-up-and-go

self-opinionated

in driver's seat

on your high horse

holding fixed views

self-congratulatory

self-centered^US

self-glorifying

full of oneself

self-centred^UK

too big for your boots

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-applauding

holier-than-thou

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

no ifs ands or buts

putting on airs

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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

signed, sealed, and delivered

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

well-established

coming on strong

carrying conviction

highly impressive

indicating emotion

indicating feeling

full of emotion

full of feeling

not taking no for an answer

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Adjective

Having authority over the policies, actions, and affairs of a state or organization

organizational^US

organisational^UK

decision-making

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Adjective

Confident in one's own abilities

sure of oneself

believing in oneself

sure of yourself

full of oneself

cool, calm and collected

filled with aplomb

self-controlled

self-sufficient

self-respecting

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Adjective

Indisputable, beyond doubt

incontrovertible

beyond question

beyond a shadow of a doubt

having down pat

unchallengeable

not in question

as sure as eggs is eggs

without question

there are no two ways about it

freely admitted

one hundred per cent

always effective

tried and tested

in black and white

straightforward

uncontroversial

as plain as a pikestaff

staring one in the face

no ifs and or buts

no two ways about it

nof ifs ands or buts

beyond the shadow of a doubt

beyond a shadow of doubt

no ifs ands or buts

free from doubt

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Adjective

Conforming or adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted

well established

well-established

according to the book

ceremonialistic

run-of-the-mill

long-established

common or garden

standardized^US

standardised^UK

matter-of-course

tried and tested

institutionalized^US

institutionalised^UK

undistinguished

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

par for the course

straightforward

one-size-fits-all

in established usage

unsophisticated

socially acceptable

widely recognized

commonly accepted

generally accepted

tried and trusted

in the habit of

across the board

individualistic

standard operating procedure

playing it safe

according to Hoyle

only to be expected

dyed-in-the-wool

backward-looking

earlier generation

readily available

widely available

middle-of-the-road

traditionalistic

officially recognized

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

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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

of the highest quality

one-in-a-million

highest ranking

too good to be true

out-of-this-world

out of this world

of the first water

of a high standard

of the first order

most influential

most outstanding

most noticeable

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Adjective

Renowned and recognized in a given field or domain

highly regarded

well thought of

highly esteemed

highly thought of

of high standing

in the public eye

of the first rank

well-thought-of

of good standing

much-publicized

with a good reputation

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

in the limelight

of great consequence

worthy of mention

having made a name for oneself

straightforward

salt of the earth

tried and trusted

high-principled

copper-bottomed

anti-corruption

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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

too good to be true

of the first order

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

state-of-the-art

carefully chosen

in a class by itself

once-in-a-lifetime

without precedent

pulchritudinous

out-of-this-world

exceptionally good

aesthetically appealing

aesthetically pleasing

lavishly appointed

easy on the eyes

easy on the eye

no-expense-spared

better than expected

fit for a prince

fit for a queen

fit for a princess

a million dollars

of the highest type

like a million dollars

highest-quality

better than usual

of the best quality

better than average

one in a million

in a league of their own

surpassing belief

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

highest-ranking

physically attractive

super-excellent

camera-friendly

drop-dead gorgeous

immensely skilled

highly qualified

exceptionally skilled

extraordinarily skilled

without blemish

picture-perfect

as sound as a bell

full of promise

highly regarded

well thought of

of high standing

most significant

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Adjective

Invested with full power

plenipotentiary

Adjective

Based on, or displaying, common sense

well thought out

able to hold water

got it together

based on hard data

based on hard facts

well-thought-out

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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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