decision
- noun
- /dɪˈsɪʒən/
- After much contemplation, she finally made a firm decision to pursue her dreams.
And that's the nature of decision and action in the face of crisis.
- And that's the nature of decision and action in the face of crisis.
- I feel resolute in my in my decision to end my marriage.
Examples
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And when that happens, we have hard decisions to make.
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Nobody can give you the right decision for your body.
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Well, we make decisions like that every day.
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But I tell you this, when they take God into their lives, it's the best decision they can ever make.
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I think maybe 90 percent of those decisions were right, but things changed over time.
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And I submit to you that the decision to do that was very risky.
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And that's a hard decision for some people, I imagine.
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We're going to need your decision by 4:00 p.m. at the latest, if we're gonna stay on schedule.
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Your writing schedule is ultimately your decision, but the workload is nonnegotiable.
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A very mature decision.
Synonyms
Strong determination to do something despite difficulty
A firm choice to do or stop doing something
Deciding firmly what to do
The ability to choose quickly and confidently
The quality of staying very determined and not changing your mind when things are difficult
Being clear and firm when you choose what to do
Antonyms
Compounds
A series of steps people follow to make a choice in a group or organization
A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other
- Formal
A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing race as one factor in medical school admissions
- Specialized
A table that lists possible conditions and the action to take for each
- Specialized
A planned choice about using troops to gain an advantage in war
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decision comes from the Latin parts de- ('off') and caedere ('to cut'). A person with decision is like someone who 'cuts off' doubt and acts firmly.