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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

from the horse's mouth

honest-to-goodness

fair and square

incontrovertible

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

high and mighty

anti-democratic

self-opinionated

believing in oneself

sure of yourself

unconstitutional

throwing one's weight about

throwing weight around

not backward in coming forward

throwing one's weight around

in driver's seat

high-and-mighty

holding fixed views

unchallengeable

full of oneself

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

full of yourself

self-congratulatory

self-glorifying

self-aggrandizing

putting on airs

too big for your boots

full of hot air

too big for one's breeches

too big for one's boots

holier-than-thou

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

on one's high horse

self-respecting

swollen with pride

on your high horse

self-applauding

take-it-or-leave-it

no ifs ands or buts

riding for a fall

lacking civility

too big for one's britches

heading for a fall

blowing one's own horn

uncomplimentary

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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

systematized^US

systematised^UK

officially recognized

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

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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

plenipotentiary

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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

without parallel

highest ranking

of the highest quality

one-in-a-million

highly regarded

well thought of

most influential

most outstanding

most noticeable

most significant

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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

long-established

dyed-in-the-wool

right of center

counterrevolutionary

ultra-conservative

individualistic

common or garden

tried and tested

stick-in-the-mud

par for the course

across the board

on the up and up

unreconstructed

socially acceptable

counter-revolutionary

stick in the mud

one-size-fits-all

set in one's ways

backward-looking

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

officially recognized

signed and sealed

straight from the horse's mouth

across-the-board

socially obligatory

twenty-four carat

conforming to accepted standards

going by the rules

set in your ways

set in one's opinions

fixed in one's views

undistinguished

nothing to write home about

no great shakes

nothing special

run-of-the-mine

fair-to-middling

straightforward

nothing to get excited about

taken for granted

inconsequential

run of the mill

fair to middling

middle of the road

what one would expect

unsophisticated

lacking variety

lacking variation

bred-in-the-bone

in the habit of

cheap and commonplace

of little importance

of no consequence

of no importance

of little consequence

not worth mentioning

of no great concern

blending into the background

making the rounds

doing the rounds

on everyone's lips

readily available

widely available

matter-of- fact

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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

highest-ranking

of great consequence

of great import

earth-shattering

no laughing matter

of significance

conferring prestige

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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

straightforward

as plain as a pikestaff

free from doubt

distinguishable

no ifs ands or buts

staring one in the face

black-and-white

as plain as the nose on one's face

clear as a bell

without loopholes

as plain as day

beyond the shadow of a doubt

no two ways about it

no ifs and or buts

clear in your mind

nof ifs ands or buts

recognizable^US

beyond a shadow of doubt

carved in stone

set in concrete

no ifs ands or buts about it

self-explanatory

staring someone in the face

written all over one

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

recognisable^UK

right under one's nose

as clear as day

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

holding the unwavering view

having no doubt

easy in one's mind

secure in one's belief

having no questions about

unshaken in one's belief

without reservations

through and through

in every respect

no holds barred

no strings attached

one hundred per cent

black and white

as plain as the nose on your face

as plain as daylight

clearly defined

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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

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

state-of-the-art

carefully chosen

in a class by itself

once-in-a-lifetime

without precedent

without blemish

out-of-this-world

pulchritudinous

exceptionally good

super-excellent

aesthetically appealing

aesthetically pleasing

easy on the eyes

easy on the eye

better than expected

a million dollars

of the highest type

highest-quality

like a million dollars

better than usual

of the best quality

better than average

surpassing belief

one in a million

in a league of their own

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

physically attractive

highest-ranking

camera-friendly

drop-dead gorgeous

immensely skilled

highly qualified

exceptionally skilled

extraordinarily skilled

as sound as a bell

full of promise

most significant

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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

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

earth-shattering

vitally important

meat-and-potatoes

name-of-the-game

highest ranking

life-threatening

most influential

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Adjective

Involving management-like duties

Adjective

Relating to an oracle

prognosticating

prognosticative

forward-looking

with second sight

with a sixth sense

down to business

taking the initiative

acting in advance

forward-thinking

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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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