Synonyms and Antonyms of definite
1
having distinct or certain limits
- there should be a definite scope to your paper on the campaign for women's rights because you obviously cannot cover the whole history in five pages
modified, qualified
detailed, exact, precise, specific
confined, constricted, moderate, modest
minute, puny, small, tiny
determined, fixed, settled
bottomless, countless, incalculable, inestimable, inexhaustible, innumerable, unfathomable
unqualified, unreserved
general, indeterminate, nebulous, vague
enlarged, escalated, expanded
copious, plenitudinous, plentiful
big, bulky, bumper, considerable, extensive, goodly, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), respectable, sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, vast, voluminous, whacking
epic, grandiose, major
ample, broad, comprehensive, cosmopolitan, expansive, global, inclusive, sweeping, universal, whole
boundless, dimensionless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, undefined, unlimited, unmeasured
2
so clearly expressed as to leave no doubt about the meaning
- a definite instruction not to let anyone in the house while the parents were out for the evening
avowed, declared, specified, stated
categorical (also categoric), complete, comprehensive, exhaustive, full
certain, sure, unmistakable
clear, distinct, lucid, well-defined
exact, precise
direct, literal, plain, simple, straightforward
comprehensible, intelligible, understandable
3
having no exceptions or restrictions
- the house is a definite bargain by today's standards
