📘authoritative

Meaning

Having or showing authority; commanding and self-confident; reliable as a source of information.

Example Sentences

She spoke in an authoritative tone that silenced the room.

Example Expressions

authoritative source

Synonyms

commanding, reliable, credible, confident, influential

Antonyms

weak, uncertain, unreliable

Collocations

authoritative source, authoritative guide, authoritative figure, authoritative statement