decidedly
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3.9
- adverb
- /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
:
decididamente
- But in some areas, like the recognition of foreign judgments, the federal courts are decidedly cosmopolitan.
- decidedly different
- decidedly mixed
- decidedly negative
So it does actually come with this decidedly more plastic feeling case in the box.
- So it does actually come with this decidedly more plastic feeling case in the box.
- American citizenship is then decidedly unsettled.
- And my perspective is decidedly in this, in this respect, not American.
- My name is Claire Danes, and I am decidedly giddy about being Conan O'Brien's friend.
- The world of becoming a a millionaire just by being an MBA is decidedly an East Coast concept.
- She lived in the South Bronx, and her income was decidedly lesser than almost any other member of the family.
- And, and it's interesting too, because my, my, like my brother's wives aren't necessarily Jewish, all of them, and, but all their kids are decidedly Jewish.
- The insightful, funny and decidedly not idiotic Eric Barker.
- Girls think I'm a decidedly, yeah, decently attractive person with a decent personality.
- So I was decidedly not and adopted a kind of a oh how did this happen to me approach.
Examples
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For most of us, however, the practical impact of PC has been decidedly less dramatic.
Academic text (1993) -
The atmosphere was decidedly less than cordial.
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Some of them happy, some of them decidedly less so.
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The need to belong and feel a sense of community is decidedly important during the undergraduate experience.
Academic text (2008) -
I emphasize this because my own interest in the novel is decidedly cultural and historical.
Academic text (1999) -
When he was finished, he resumed his trek south, feeling decidedly better about himself.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the contrary, he is decidedly sane.
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Moreover, the structure of rural churches differs decidedly from that of mega-churches.
Academic text (2008) -
Fortunately, most individuals have taken a decidedly more measured approach in considering the military's policy on AIDS.
Academic text (1992) -
The weather today is decidedly warmer than it was last week.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
∞
1.0
Completely and without any doubt
∞
1.0
In a way that is easy to see or understand
∞
1.0
To say that something is true without any doubt
∞
1.0
In a way that leaves no doubt
∞
1.0
Without any doubt
700
2.0
Without any doubt
156
3.5
Without any doubt
104
1.3
To be completely sure and have no doubt
45
4.6
In a firm way that shows no doubt
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
29
3.7
In a firm way that ends doubt and settles the matter
27
3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
26
3.7
Without any doubt
24
3.7
In a way that is certain
19
4.7
Without any doubt and with confidence
13
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
7
5.4
In a way that is clearly true and cannot be doubted
7
3.0
Completely sure with no chance of being wrong
7
2.3
Says that something is certainly true
3
8.6
Clearly and without doubt
3
6.8
Clearly true and cannot be denied
3
4.6
In a way that shows there is no doubt
2
7.4
In a way that cannot be proved wrong
1
9.1
In a way that no one can doubt
1
9.0
Clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
9.1
In a way that cannot be blamed or criticized
1
6.1
It is clearly true and cannot be doubted
1
7.7
In a way nobody can doubt
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
1
4.8
Almost no chance of being wrong
1
6.9
Very likely and without any doubt
Without pause or doubt
Completely and without any doubt
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word decidedly comes from the verb decide, which comes from an old Latin root decidere meaning 'to cut off' or 'to settle'. Think of it as 'cutting off' other options so only one choice remains. So something done decidedly is done 'clearly' and 'without doubt'.