Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] the power or right to give orders or make decisions.
Synonyms
- say-so
- muscle
- control
- potency
- imperium
- power of appointment
- carte blanche
- lordship
- sovereignty
- dominance
- authorisation
- command
Antonyms
- introvert
- withholder
- male
- adult
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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A common misspelling of authority is autority
Example sentences of the word authority
1. Noun, singular or mass
A home appraiser is the authority on what a home's value is on the open market.
Quotes containing the word authority
1. If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet.
- Keith Richards, Keith Richards: In His Own Words
2. Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
- Anne Bradstreet
3. The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
- Socrates
2. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.
Synonyms
- someone
- soul
- upbraider
- abrogator
- reproacher
- individual
- distributor
- authorizer
- approver
- civil officer
- mortal
- allocator
- pacha
- person
- rebuker
- withdrawer
- pasha
- authoriser
- reprover
- authority figure
- mandator
- somebody
Antonyms
- creditor
- female
- juvenile
- fat person
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] an expert whose views are taken as definitive.
Synonyms
- advisor
- consultant
- judge
- expert
- liturgist
- connoisseur
- master
- evaluator
- adviser
- high priest
- cognoscente
Antonyms
- leader
- member
- good guy
- smoker
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.
Synonyms
- assurance
- uncertain
- sure
- self-assurance
- unsure
- certainty
- incertain
- self-confidence
- sureness
- confidence
Antonyms
- uncertain
- sure
- unsure
- uncertainty
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] official permission or approval.
Synonyms
- authorization
- authorisation
- sanction
Antonyms
- receptor
- inactivity
- inactiveness
- inaction
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] an administrative unit of government.
Synonyms
- Comptroller of the Currency
- CCRC
- National Institutes of Health
- Federal Housing Administration
- U. S. Coast Guard
- Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- National Climatic Data Center
- Defense Logistics Agency
- DISA
- CTC
- Financial Management Service
- Food and Drug Administration
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- NIH
- Government Printing Office
- Government Accounting Office
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
- GPO
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- independent agency
- National Technical Information Service
- bureau
- AFISR
- Advanced Research and Development Activity
- Naval Special Warfare
- organ
- agency
- United States Border Patrol
- U. S. Army
- Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division
- law enforcement agency
- NGB
- Federal Aviation Agency
- Counterterrorist Center
- USN
- Air Force ISR
- Naval Underwater Warfare Center
- DTIC
- National Guard Bureau
- NTIS
- DARPA
- Technology Administration
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- US Army
- administrative unit
- Internal Revenue Service
- Nonproliferation Center
- ARDA
- NUWC
- FAA
- Army Intelligence
- BMDO
- Customs Service
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- office
- NCDC
- Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- ONI
- US Border Patrol
- NIST
- Defense Technical Information Center
- NSWC
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- AI
- NSW
- GAO
- federal agency
- Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Casualty Care Research Center
- US Coast Guard
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- PHS
- FDA
- executive agency
- INR
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- National Park Service
- DRMS
- United States Navy
- Army
- U. S. Air Force
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- LABLINK
- United States Air Force
- United States Government Printing Office
- Patent Office
- NAWCWPNS
- Office of Naval Intelligence
- USAF
- BJA
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Patent and Trademark Office Database
- United States Coast Guard
- DS
- Customs Bureau
- Navy
- OSHA
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- United States Government Accounting Office
- NGA
- US Government Printing Office
- United States Public Health Service
- INS
- Department of Defense Laboratory System
- FHA
- MCIA
- NPC
- DOEI
- United States Army
- FWS
- USCB
- Office of Intelligence Support
- Department of Energy Intelligence
- government agency
- US Air Force
- Bureau of Customs
- CDC
- Foreign Service
- National Weather Service
- Air Force
- US Navy
- Census Bureau
- Transportation Security Administration
- TSA
- Bureau of the Census
- BJS
- administrative body
- local authority
- USA
- OIS
- IRS
Antonyms
- debtor
- nonreligious person
- follower
- bad guy
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. authority
noun. ['əˈθɔrəti'] an authoritative written work.
Synonyms
- book
Antonyms
- unemotional person
- worker
Etymology
- autorite (Middle English (1100-1500))
- auctorité (Old French (842-ca. 1400))