Authority Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-thôrĭ-tē, ə-thŏr-, ô-
A person or group having the right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. official
The appearance of having authority, sense 1
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. prestige
  2. political influence
  3. weight
  4. self-assurance
A person or persons vested with authority, sense 1; usually plural
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. officialdom
  2. officials
  3. judges
  4. court
  5. police
  6. government
  7. government agency
  8. office-holders
  9. administration
  10. cabinet
  11. executive
  12. duly constituted representatives
  13. ecclesiastics
  14. the powers that be
A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ace
  2. adept
  3. dab hand
  4. expert
  5. master
  6. past master
  7. professional
  8. proficient
  9. wizard
  10. whiz
  11. crackerjack
  12. dab
A person or persons vested with authority, sense 1; usually plural
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. government
  2. officialdom
  3. officials
  4. judges
  5. court
  6. police
  7. government agency
  8. office-holders
  9. administration
  10. cabinet
  11. executive
  12. duly constituted representatives
  13. ecclesiastics
  14. the powers that be
  15. managery
  16. cogence
  17. influentialness

Words Related to Authority

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Authority Sentence Examples

  • Now he was exerting his authority in another way.

  • I didn't mean to sound like some kind of authority on the subject.

  • Still, what business could survive without a person with final authority on decisions?

  • Even then he had begun to distrust the authority of tradition and his teachers.

  • People that dictate the rules make decisions for others with much authority.

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