| Concept: | Authority. |
| Category: | (Implying the action of the will of one mind over the will of another) |
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ruling; regnant, at the head, dominant, paramount, supreme, predominant, preponderant, in the ascendant, influential; gubernatorial; imperious; authoritative, executive, administrative, clothed with authority, official, departmental, ex officio, imperative, peremptory, overruling, absolute; hegemonic, hegemonical; arbitrary; compulsory: stringent., regal, sovereign; royal, royalist; monarchical, kingly; imperial, imperiatorial; princely; feudal; aristocratic, autocratic; oligarchic; republican, dynastic., at one's command; in one's power, in one's grasp; under control; authorized (due).
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| Antonyms: | laxity (absence of authority) |
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| Concept: | Freedom. |
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free, free as air; out of harness, independent, at large, loose, scot-free; left alone, left to oneself., in full swing; uncaught, unconstrained, unbuttoned, unconfined, unrestrained, unchecked, unprevented, unhindered, unobstructed, unbound, uncontrolled, untrammeled., unsubject, ungoverned, unenslaved, unenthralled, unchained, unshackled, unfettered, unreined, unbridled, uncurbed, unmuzzled., unrestricted, unlimited, unconditional; absolute; discretionary (optional)., unassailed, unforced, uncompelled., unbiassed, spontaneous., free and easy; at ease, at one's ease; degage, quite at home; wanton, rampant, irrepressible, unvanquished.
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| Antonyms: | subjection |
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| Concept: | Permission. |
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permitting; permissive, indulgent; permitted; patent, chartered, permissible, allowable, lawful, legitimate, legal; legalized (law); licit; unforbid, unforbidden; unconditional.
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| Antonyms: | prohibition |
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| Concept: | Power. |
| Category: | 2. CONNECTION BETWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT |
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powerful, puissant; potential; capable, able; equal to, up to; cogent, valid; efficient; effective, effectual, efficacious, adequate, competent; multipotent, plenipotent, omnipotent; almighty., forcible (energetic); influential; productive.
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| Antonyms: | impotence |
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| Concept: | Right. |
| Category: | 1. Moral obligations |
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right, good; just, reasonable; fit; equal, equable, equatable; evenhanded, fair., legitimate, justifiable, rightful; as it should be, as it ought to be; lawful (permitted), (legal) [more]. deserved [more].
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| Antonyms: | wrong |
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| Concept: | [Degree of power] Strength. |
| Category: | 2. CONNECTION BETWEEN CAUSE AND EFFECT |
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strong, mighty, vigorous, forcible, hard, adamantine, stout, robust, sturdy, hardy, powerful, potent, puissant, valid., resistless, irresistible, invincible, proof against, impregnable, unconquerable, indomitable, dominating, inextinguishable, unquenchable; incontestable; more than a match for; overpowering, overwhelming; all powerful, all sufficient; sovereign., able-bodied; athletic; Herculean, Cyclopean, Atlantean; muscular, brawny, wiry, well-knit, broad-shouldered, sinewy, strapping, stalwart, gigantic.
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| Antonyms: | weakness |
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| Concept: | Lenity. |
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lenient; mild, mild as milk; gentle, soft; tolerant, indulgent, easy-going; clement (compassionate); forbearing; long-suffering.
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| Antonyms: | severity |
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