not absolute

Synonyms

qualified conditional restrictive by comparison

Examples

Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find not absolute truth but the truth of the tale, of the imagination and of the heart. Salman Rushdie

The theory of relativity worked out by Mr. Einstein, which is in the domain of natural science, I believe can also be applied to the political field. Both democracy and human rights are relative concepts - and not absolute and general. Jiang Zemin

Even the death we feel approaching is not absolute but only incidental. At that moment we perform yet another act. The act is the form, the way in which death is faced. Aldo Capitini

Even loneliness is not absolute loneliness because the contents of the universe are in him. Paul Tillich

When you immerse yourself in medicine you realise that hope is not absolute. It's not that simple. Siddhartha Mukherjee

The liberty of the individual to do as he pleases, even in innocent matters, is not absolute. It must frequently yield to the common good. George Sutherland

Words in the phrase

not absolute

Close letter words and terms

not able to detect computer viruses not about not abreast not accept not accepted not accessible