DECIDING Synonyms: 236 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

di-ˈsī-diŋ

as in decisive

serving to put an end to all debate or questioning the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation

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verb

present participle of decide

as in choosing

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over

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as in determining

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages

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as in arranging

to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of we waited for our captors to decide our fate

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as in settling

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house

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as in deriving

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth

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Recent Examples of deciding

Adjective

As a result of the split, Sheboygan city residents play no deciding role in either of the two districts, which both lean heavily Republican. —

Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024 Several people said the job fell to Tillis to convince enough Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the bill so no one person had to be the final deciding vote. —

Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2022 Playoff baseball is never easy. Shelby County knows that all too well following a highly-competitive deciding game against a fresh-faced St. Paul’s squad with rally blood pumping through its veins. —

Evan Dudley, al, 23 Apr. 2022 The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial were overwhelmingly White not only in the original pool of 179 prospects but also in the final deciding panel of 12, where there was only one person of color. —

Omar Jimenez, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021 Houck would be an obvious candidate to start again if the Sox are able to push this series to a fifth and deciding game. —

BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021 State capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. —

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 30 June 2021 Houston Harding and Preston Johnson combined on a four-hitter and MSU capitalized on struggling Vanderbilt pitching in a 13-2 victory Tuesday night that forced a deciding third game in the College World Series finals. —

Eric Olson, ajc, 30 June 2021 Hoover was routed in the first game of a semifinal doubleheader, but strong pitching from its aces in the nightcap forced a deciding third game. —

Evan Dudley, al, 13 May 2021

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This is consistently the top issue, with 39% of all voters rating it the most important one in deciding their vote. —

Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024 Generative AI will seek to effectively clone the behavior of the human driver—hearing, sensing and deciding what to do based on the end-to-end models. —

Max Cheng, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

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The value of assets tied to Donald Trump — and those likely to benefit under his administration — surged in the wake of his decisive electoral victory on Tuesday.

Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Both parties are preparing to challenge ballots, especially if mail-in or absentee votes are decisive in swing states, raising the possibility of prolonged court fights.

Mike Allen, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024