decisive
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3.7
- adjective
- /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/
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decidido
- Get in the habit of being decisive and making fast decisions.
- decisive action
- decisive role
- quick and decisive
He's strong, he's a leader, he's decisive, and he is unafraid.
- He's strong, he's a leader, he's decisive, and he is unafraid.
- Get in the habit of being decisive and making fast decisions.
- That is, you want to be decisive, this is it.
- Strong and decisive leadership on this issue is essential.
- I'm really decisive so I'm able to be much more.
- And he's unable to take decisive action in the face of an emergency.
- I guarantee it's because you're not being decisive.
- Successful people, happy people, leaders are decisive people.
- That's going to entail things like being more decisive.
- Once people got a handle on that, then they became more decisive.
- The happy people in my life are more happy because they are more decisive.
- Somebody who's decisive, you know, Would you like water or a Diet Coke?
- You want your texts to mean business and you want this to show her that you are decisive, right?
Examples
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Strong and decisive leadership on this issue is essential.
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And one of the things about Warren Buffett is that he is known and respected for making extremely decisive and fast decisions.
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We must take decisive action.
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We have to be decisive.
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His response was quick, decisive and heavy-handed.
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And he's unable to take decisive action in the face of an emergency.
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As a whole, the IDF is designed for quick and decisive operations, at least in theory.
Academic text (2015) -
And indeed the member for Keswick is right in demanding quick and decisive action.
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Undoubtedly, the support of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a decisive element in the success of the repeal movement.
Academic text (2000) -
The manager made a decisive choice to implement the new strategy immediately.
Synonyms
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2.5
Wanting strongly to do something and not giving up
Antonyms
Compounds
How Decisive
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Morphology
Etymology
Decisive comes from the Latin parts de- ('off') and caedere ('to cut'), so it means to 'cut away' hesitation. That's why a decisive person can make firm choices quickly and stop doubt.