dogmatic
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Sense: Based on an assumption of absolute truth
Synonyms:
doctrinal, categorical, canonical, unchangeable, inevitable Collocations, immovable, unqualified, eternal, positive Collocations, authoritative, systematic, orthodox, formal Collocations, ex cathedra, pontifical, imperative, peremptory, theoretical, axiomatic, unerring, by fiat, on faith, as a matter of course, by nature, by God's will, by natural law, absolute Collocations, immutable, a priori
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undogmatic, irresolute, uncertain Collocations, tolerant, dubious Collocations, flexible Collocations, open Collocations, open-minded, doubtful Collocations, doubting, uncertain Collocations, ambiguous, questioning, receptive
Sense: Acting as though one possessed absolute truth
Synonyms:
dictatorial, doctrinaire, opinionated, arbitrary, overbearing, arrogant Collocations, egotistical, bigoted, fanatical, intolerant, imperious, magisterial, domineering, authoritarian, pontifical, positive Collocations, peremptory, oracular, tyrannical, fascistic, despotic, obstinate, confident Collocations, downright, unequivocal, definite Collocations, stubborn Collocations, determined Collocations, emphatic, insistent, obdurate, closed-minded, narrow-minded, wrongheaded, one-sided, wedded to an opinion, hidebound, stiff-necked, hard-shell, pushy Collocations, pigheaded, bullheaded, absolute Collocations, autocratic, assured Collocations, mulish, hardheaded , high and mighty
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