Collocations for "absolute"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "absolute" in context.
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absolute
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- [empirical, universal, commonly held] absolutes
- Is that an absolute?
- there are no absolutes in
- [moral, ethical] absolutes
- We are not talking about absolutes here.
- Don't [talk, think] in absolutes.
- Try to avoid absolutes [when, where] possible.
- [presented, thought of, believed in] as absolutes
- presented as the absolute
- religion: the Absolute and [reality, creation]
- the absolute best [price, place, idea]
- is the absolute [maximum, minimum] (amount) that
- the absolute [highest, lowest] (that) you'll go
- has the absolute [best, worst] time (at)
- this is the absolute worst!
- that is the absolute truth!
- that is an absolute lie!
- is an absolute disgrace
- am an absolute beginner (at)
- [has, commands] absolute power (over)
- has absolute [control, command, freedom]
- an absolute [leader, monarch]
- [has, commands, secures, achieves] an absolute majority
- [need, demand] your absolute [attention, dedication]
- demands absolute loyalty (from)
- is an absolute necessity (when)
- have absolute confidence in [you, the plan]
- is an absolute [fool, idiot, dimwit]
- absolute [victory, defeat]
- visiting the [museum, cathedral, old quarter] is an absolute must
- in absolute [silence, stillness, darkness]
- [empirical, universal, commonly held] absolutes
- Is that an absolute?
- there are no absolutes in
- [moral, ethical] absolutes
- We are not talking about absolutes here.
- Don't [talk, think] in absolutes.
- Try to avoid absolutes [when, where] possible.
- [presented, thought of, believed in] as absolutes
- presented as the absolute
- religion: the Absolute and [reality, creation]
'absolute' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):