Clues for the word "ABSOLUTE"
We've had 41 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 49 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on January 05, 2026.
Definition of absolute
- a. - Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command; absolute power; an absolute monarch.
- a. - Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as, absolute perfection; absolute beauty.
- a. - Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to relative and comparative; as, absolute motion; absolute time or space.
- a. - Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.
- a. - Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.
- a. - Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.
- a. - Authoritative; peremptory.
- a. - Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.
- a. - Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See Ablative absolute, under Ablative.
- n. - In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.
Referring Clues
- Sheer
- Unrestricted
- Adjective with "zero" or "disaster"
- Infrangible
- Utter
- Unmitigated
- 100 percent
- Out-and-out
- Complete, total
- Total
- Unlimited
- Unconditional
- Total, as secrecy
- Most people get to try Beaujolais Nouveau round the beginning of March
- Bales out in a very positive way
- Bales out in a panic, that's definite
- Positive
- No limits to usable accommodation
- Complete
- Sheer muscles overcoming minstrel's invocation?
- -273.15°C
- Complete - unlimited
- Positive kind of zero? On the contrary!
- Set sailor free
- Sheer - unqualified
- Certain sailors love a stringed instrument
- Bales out - disaster is complete
- Complete eccentric bales out
- Sailor's old instrument is complete
- Asbo let university work with no limits
- Utter a sob when moved by old instrument
- Reform ASBO: instrument with no limit?
- Sailor, very good on ancient instrument? Perfect
- Tom, try Beaujolais nouveau, reason for party celebration?
- Perfect old instrument with a brass casing on top
- Total and complete
- Definite
- Word with power or zero
- Taking the sun in a Scottish island – perfect
- Utter beast, turning the occupant, Lou, out
- 100%
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - January 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - August 27, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 20, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - December 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 20, 2023
- Evening Standard Quick - June 28, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 21, 2023
- New York Times - August 14, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 22, 2022
- Evening Standard Quick - November 27, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - June 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 07, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - March 31, 2017
- Family Time - December 25, 2016
- Guardian Prize - October 22, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - September 14, 2016
- Netword - August 16, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - March 09, 2016
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 11, 2015
- Guardian Cryptic - December 02, 2013
- New York Times - August 11, 2013
- Washington Post - September 16, 2012
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - February 01, 2012
- Guardian Quick - September 21, 2011
- LA Times - August 05, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - March 08, 2011
- Guardian Quick - February 10, 2010
- USA Today - December 18, 2009
- Guardian Quick - September 29, 2009
- And in 19 more crossword puzzles...