Antonyms for decision
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dih-sizh-uhn |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɪʒ ən |
Definition of decision
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle French décision (14c.), from Latin decisionem (nominative decisio) "a decision, settlement, agreement," noun of action from past participle stem of decidere (see decide). Decision making (adjective, also decision-making) is recorded from 1953.
- noun conclusion; resolution reached
- noun strength of mind or will
- You bet Mr. Arledge would 'a' got my decision right hot off the griddle.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The alderman saw no reason to repent his decision, hastily as it had been made.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- There were two factors that chiefly influenced her decision.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It was because they had been out for three hours without reaching a decision.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- All their calamities, except the plague, were the foreseen results of their own decision.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- And that was all; for Te-filo knew that he would not be moved from his decision.
- Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
- In arriving at this decision her mind traveled a number of devious roads.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Several other nights passed without her having come to any decision.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Whether this decision was justified or not the reader shall decide.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- You go in and see her for yourself, lambie, before ye come to any decision.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
Synonyms for decision
- accommodation
- accord
- adjudication
- adjudicature
- adjustment
- agreement
- arbitration
- arrangement
- backbone
- choice
- compromise
- decidedness
- decisiveness
- declaration
- determination
- doggedness
- earnestness
- end
- finding
- firmness
- fortitude
- grit
- iron will
- judgment
- obstinacy
- obstinance
- opinion
- outcome
- perseverance
- persistence
- pluck
- prearrangement
- preference
- purpose
- purposefulness
- purposiveness
- reconciliation
- resoluteness
- resolution
- resolve
- result
- ruling
- selection
- sentence
- seriousness
- settlement
- showdown
- spine
- stubbornness
- the call
- the nod
- understanding
- verdict
- volition
- will
- will power
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