absolutistic

Brooking no exceptions

Absolutistic describes a stance or system that admits no exceptions, qualifications, or middle ground.

The term usually carries critical overtones, suggesting rigidity or dogmatism: His absolutistic thinking left no room for nuance.

It appears most often in philosophical, political, or religious contexts where someone insists on fixed principles regardless of circumstances.

uncompromising

adamant

Stubbornly refusing to yield

unyieldingRefusing to give way
intransigentRefusing to compromise
obdurateStubbornly refusing to change

inflexible · unbending · implacable · inexorable · hardline · rigid · steadfast · resolute · unwavering · tenacious

dogmatic

doctrinaire

Rigidly attached to doctrine

orthodoxConforming to established belief
fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
canonicalAccepted as standard

infallible · unquestionable · indisputable · axiomatic · categorical · creedal · sectarian · ideological · zealous · fanatical

dictatorial

tyrant

Cruel, absolute ruler

despotRuler with absolute power
autocratSole wielder of power
totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime

dictator · authoritarian · oppressor · supremacist · imperial · monarch · oligarch · fascist · sovereign · czar

Opposites

philosophical stance on truth/values

absolutisticrelativistic

Concerning high-speed physics

relativist · subjectivist · contextualist · pluralistic · perspectival

political/governance approach

absolutisticdemocratic

Government by the people

constitutional · pluralistic · liberal · permissive · consensual

thinking style

absolutisticnuanced

Having fine distinctions

flexible · open-minded · tolerant · qualified · conditional

Family

absolutist, absolutists

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