to make decisions

Examples

• All

• We need to make decisions now, OK?

  Harvard University

• You have to make decisions about your future career while you are still in school.

• And so we are making decisions about form and size.

• Through that work, you may make decisions about what works for you.

• How do we make decisions about right and wrong?

• So this was one way to help employees make decisions about health.

  WIRED

• The science shows that we make decisions in our body first.

• But it's also a kind of growth for me to make decisions like that.

  Matthew Hussey

• You are in no condition to make decisions right now.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• Possibly we can review each program methodically and then make decisions based on our overall views.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

C

to choose

vsto make decisions

∞ 1.0

Pick one thing or person from a group

covers this selecting action but also the wider process of weighing options and outcomes

D

to decide

vsto make decisions

∞ 1.0

To make a choice after thinking about the options

is the general activity of choosing between possible actions rather than a single act

D

to determine

vsto make decisions

• Formal

485 3.2

To officially decide a dispute or question

is general choosing between actions and may be informal rather than official settling

C

to conclude

vsto make decisions

428 3.1

To decide something after looking at the facts

focuses on choosing between action options rather than simply judging information

M

to make a decision

vsto make decisions

274 1.0

To choose what to do after thinking about the options

is the general activity of choosing between possible actions rather than a single act

O

to opt

vsto make decisions

218 3.2

To choose one thing from two or more options

is the broader process of choosing between courses of action, not only a brief choice

M

to make up one's mind

vsto make decisions

102 3.2

Decide after thinking about the choices

describes the same choosing activity but in a general, repeated sense rather than one time

M

to make the call

vsto make decisions

98 3.7

To decide what to do in an important situation

is the general activity of choosing between possible courses, not the personal call moment

R

to resolve

vsto make decisions

81 3.4

To decide firmly to do something

is neutral about firmness and covers all decision degrees rather than only firm ones

O

to opt for

vsto make decisions

63 3.5

Choose one thing from several available

is the general activity of choosing between possible courses rather than favoring one

C

to come to a decision

vsto make decisions

18 2.7

Choose what to do after thinking about the choices

is the ongoing process of choosing between possible actions rather than only the final moment

C

to come to a conclusion

vsto make decisions

13 3.0

To make a final decision after thinking

is broader, covering choosing between different actions, not only reaching final judgment

S

to settle upon

vsto make decisions

1 3.9

To pick one thing after thinking about the choices

is the wider act of selecting a course of action, not just reaching agreement

A

to arrive at a decision

vsto make decisions

1 2.9

To choose what to do after thinking about the options

is the overall act of choosing between courses of action, not only arrival moment

C

to come to judgement

vsto make decisions

• UK

1 6.9

To make a final decision about a disagreement after hearing both sides

is broader, applying to everyday choices between actions rather than formal judgments

Antonyms

P

to procrastinate

26 6.5

To delay doing something you should do because you avoid it

How Decisive

to determine

• Formal

485 3.2

to decide

∞ 1.0

to make decisions

187 1.8

to settle on

55 3.1

to choose

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology