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decision

decision

1.0
A choice made after thinking about different options
  • noun
  • /dɪˈsɪʒən/
translation icon : decisión
  • In that event, doctors have to make a quick decision to treat the cancer aggressively.
  • make decisions
  • decision-making
  • decision-makers

Unfortunately, I've made the decision to sell the sled.

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Examples

  • After considering all the options carefully, she finally made her decision to relocate for her new job.

  • This can happen if we make the right decisions in the next few years.

  • OK, that felt like a very quick decision, but we'll see.

  • You make the best decision for you.

  • When you learn how to make a hard decision, life gets easier.

  • And where are those decisions going to take you?

  • Look, I have made my decision, and there is nothing you can do to stop me.

  • I'd like to talk about this before we make a decision.

  • In the end, however, he justified his decision to buy in purely economic terms.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That's why it's a very difficult decision to make.

Synonyms

choice
vsdecision
1.0

One thing you pick or the act of picking from several things

is about the considered result after thinking rather than the act
conclusion
vsdecision
632 1.6

A decision made after thinking about the facts

includes both the act of choosing and the outcome reached
judgment
vsdecision
  • US
358 2.4

An opinion or decision formed after careful thought

focuses on choosing between options and the resulting outcome
selection
vsdecision
155 1.8

The person or thing chosen for a specific purpose

focuses on the reasoned conclusion reached after comparing alternatives
determination
vsdecision
  • Formal
96 4.0

An official decision made after careful thought

is broader and can be informal, covering any chosen outcome

Compounds

Choosing what to do after thinking about options

55 3.3

A court judgment that ends a case and must be followed

54 2.4

A choice that is not good and causes problems later

50 2.2

An important choice that can change your life

A person or group who makes important choices for others

A series of steps people follow to make a choice in a group or organization

Choosing one action from several options

11 3.5

A choice that is not wise and causes problems

The process of choosing what to do after thinking about options

A person who can make important choices in a business

A quick choice made without thinking that often causes problems

A choice made by a senior leader without asking other people

A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other

A choice someone makes very late, just before something happens

2 5.7

A ruling by a court about a legal case

Choosing carefully using good information to get better results

decision maker
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A computer program that chooses results without a human

1 8.8

A 1978 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing race as one factor in medical school admissions

A very hard choice that makes you feel deep pain or sadness

1 4.6

An important choice that has serious results

A decision made without feeling or pity that harms people

decision table
  • Specialized
4.5

A table that lists possible conditions and the action to take for each

A decision someone makes at the last possible moment before a deadline

ballsy decision
  • Offensive
8.6

A bold choice that involves a big risk

A choice one person makes without asking others while having full control

A decision made at the very last moment as a desperate effort

A decision made immediately with no planning

A very foolish decision that shows little thought

Choosing quickly without careful planning or thought

A choice that is foolish and not well thought out

7.2

A planned choice about using troops to gain an advantage in war

How Final

settlement
  • Formal
384 3.3
resolution
199 3.7
conclusion
632 1.6
decision
1.0
choice
1.0

Surface Forms

decision singular
decisions plural

Morphology

decision = decide (transparent) = decide + sion

A straightforward nominalization indicating the act or result of deciding, directly derivable from the verb.

Etymology

Decision comes from the Latin verb decidere, which means 'to cut off'. Making a decision is like 'cutting off' the other choices and picking one option.