Synonyms for decision
dɪˈsɪʒ ənde·ci·sion

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1. decisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. decision

   Synonyms:
   determination, conclusion, sentence, judgment, resolution, firmness

   Antonyms:
   irresoluteness, vagueness, indecision, uncertainty, unsettlement

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   the act of making up your mind about something

   "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

   Synonyms:
   decisiveness, termination, determination, end, conclusion, finish, ending, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, finding, closing, purpose, last

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

2. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

   "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"

   Synonyms:
   decisiveness, termination, determination, end, conclusion, finish, ending, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, finding, closing, purpose, last

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

3. decisionnoun

   (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

   "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, decisiveness, determination

   Antonyms:
   indecision, indecisiveness

4. decisionnoun

   the outcome of a game or contest

   "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, decisiveness, determination

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

5. decisiveness, decisionnoun

   the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

   "a man of unusual decisiveness"

   Synonyms:
   conclusiveness, conclusion, decisiveness, finality, determination

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

Matched Categories

1. • Boxing
   • Choice
   • Judgment
   • Resoluteness
   • Result

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. faisala

   its a decision

   we decided to go to the mall

   Submitted by anonymous on June 18, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, judgment, determination, settlement

2. decisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   resolution, firmness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decisionnoun

   Synonyms:
   determination, settlement, conclusion, verdict, inference, deduction, firmness, resolution, constancy, steadfastness

   Antonyms:
   indecision, irresolution, vacillation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "decision":

   decisions, ruling, decided, resolution, decision-making, determination, décision, judgment, rapporteur, decides, judgement, decide, decisione, απόφαση, clout, besluit, action, choice, entscheidung, beschluss, disposition, decisão, solution, verdict, ddecision, case, order, resolve

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1. Heather Booth:

   This is about the most intimate decision of our lives — when, whether and with whom we have a child. Everyone should have the ability to make decisions about our own lives, bodies, and futures without political interference, we need to organize, raise our voices and our votes, and overturn this attack on our freedom and our lives. I have seen that when we take action and organize we can change the world.

2. Vladimir Pozner:

   I have to tell you, frankly, that I put the blame in that particular case at the doorstep of the United States, there were two possibilities: When the United States had to make a decision about this new country called Russia, which had not existed before because it was a Soviet Union, and it could have adopted a kind of Marshall Plan to really help the country move forward in a democratic way.

3. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:

   We don't need 48 hours. We need to just make a decision to help families right now, i'm not sticking around because they don't want to agree to language.

4. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee:

   Johnson, 68, faces execution after being convicted in the 1984 murder of Connie Johnson, Connie Johnson. Several religious leaders, include the president of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which Johnson is a member, have urged Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to grant Johnson clemency. Johnsons supporters said the inmate experienced a religious conversion and now ministers to other prisoners. BOY, 8, FINDS GUN AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS MOM AT COLLEGE BASEBALL GAME On Tuesday, Leeannounced his decision to deny clemencyfor Johnson, FOX 17 reported. After a prayerful and deliberate consideration of Don Johnsons request for clemency, and after a thorough review of the case, I am upholding the sentence of the State of Tennessee and will not be intervening.

5. Prosecutor Gisela Sjovall:

   If there had been anything in the text (posted alongside the flag) with more specific formulations about certain groups, for example homosexuals, the ruling could have been different, for me, there are no doubts about the decision not to prosecute.