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Decisive

🔄 Synonyms of "Decisive"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
crucialEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
criticalnounExtremely important.
importantHaving relevant and crucial value; having import.
peremptorynounPositive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
conclusiveProviding an end to something; decisive.
fatalnounCausing death or destruction.
determinantnounA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
definitenounFree from any doubt.
fatefulMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
determinativenounThat determines something.
unhesitatingNot hesitating; with no hesitation.
resolutenounFirm, unyielding, determined.

↔️ Antonyms of "Decisive"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
indecisive(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decisive"

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WordDefinition
conclusiveProviding an end to something; decisive.
definiteFree from any doubt.
determinantnounA determining factor; an element that determines the nature of something.
crucialEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
importantHaving relevant and crucial value; having import.
fatefulMomentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
resoluteFirm, unyielding, determined.
fatalCausing death or destruction.
peremptoryPositive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
criticalExtremely important.
determinativeThat determines something.
unhesitatingNot hesitating; with no hesitation.
decidingverbResulting, having resulted, or having the potential to result in a decision or conclusion.
determiningDeterminative; causal.
resolvedDetermined; fixed in one's purpose.
determinedverbDecided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
decidedverbDetermined; resolute.
definitivedetermining finally, conclusive, decisive
effectiveHaving the power to produce a required effect or effects.
applicableSuitable for application, relevant.

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