decisively
29
3.7
- adverb
- /dɪˈsaɪsɪvli/
:
decisivamente
- So, we need to act quickly and decisively.
- act decisively
- decisively reject
- win decisively
So I believe we should strongly and decisively support the Ukrainians.
- So I believe we should strongly and decisively support the Ukrainians.
- It is true that he will not allow it or anything to count decisively against Christian doctrine.
- And the fourth possibility, which you don't want, is they went quickly and decisively, right?
- Have you found a way of being able to juggle those voices so that you can make decisions decisively and quickly?
- Germany, which is aspiring to be a much larger land empire, loses and loses very decisively.
- So he tells us that the ethical consciousness is decisively for one of the two powers.
Examples
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Your Majesty, we must act quickly, decisively.
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The amendment, having decisively passed with 58 percent of the vote, became law in December 2006.
Academic text (2011) -
And you focus on the issue at hand, and as you finish one, you decisively move to the next one.
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And if we win decisively on national TV, we're on our way.
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I was able to think more clearly, to know more decisively what I liked.
Fiction book (2000) -
We acted quickly and decisively with a strong sense of shared purpose.
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Quickly and decisively we should proceed.
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So I believe we should strongly and decisively support the Ukrainians.
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For three and a half years, the international community failed to decisively intervene and stop the war in Bosnia.
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The team decisively beat their rivals, securing the championship title for the first time.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a way that leaves no doubt
92
1.0
In a strong way that shows you will not change your decision
76
3.2
In a way that is clear and easy to notice
56
3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
55
3.7
In a direct and firm way without avoiding the issue
42
4.1
Says or does something in a clear and final way that leaves no doubt
38
5.5
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
37
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
35
6.5
In a clear, certain way without any doubt
29
4.4
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
27
3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
14
4.4
In a firm and determined way without changing your mind
13
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
9
5.6
In a way that is very clear to everyone
7
5.4
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
6
6.2
In a very clear and strong way that people easily notice
4
3.8
In a way that shows strong will to keep trying
3
6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
2
7.4
In a way that cannot be proved wrong
2
7.0
Shows firm determination that does not change
1
9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
1
6.1
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
9.0
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
5.1
In a firm way, acting to reach a goal and not give up
1
7.7
In a way nobody can doubt
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
Antonyms
How Decisive
27
3.9
29
3.7
92
1.0
70
2.3
30
5.1
14
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Decisively comes from the verb decide, which has Latin parts de- 'off' and caedere 'to cut'. So, to act decisively is like 'cutting off' other choices and making a firm, clear decision, leaving no doubt.