Synonyms for decide
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-sahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsaɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for decide Other synonyms for the word decide
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- arrive at conclusion
- award
- call shots
- cast the die
- cinch
- clinch
- come to agreement
- come to conclusion
- come to decision
- commit oneself
- conjecture
- decree
- draw a conclusion
- figure
- fix upon
- form opinion
- gather
- go down line
- guess
- have final word
- judge
- make a decision
- make up mind
- mediate
- opt
- pick
- poll
- purpose
- reach decision
- set
- surmise
- take a stand
- tap
- vote
- will
Définition of decide
Origin :- late 14c., "to settle a dispute," from Old French decider, from Latin decidere "to decide, determine," literally "to cut off," from de- "off" (see de-) + caedere "to cut" (see -cide). For Latin vowel change, see acquisition. Sense is of resolving difficulties "at a stroke." Meaning "to make up one's mind" is attested from 1830. Related: Decided; deciding.
- verb make a determination; settle an issue
- Let me hear from your own lips the words that must decide my destiny.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I do not presume to decide whether all that is believed has the inward significancy.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Still, I must tell you all about certain things before you decide.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- To decide the question, I read two books; one agrees with you, and the other with Hardy.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- I cannot decide which way to turn to reach Fifth Avenue again.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- What is left for the sovereign power to decide on, if this right be denied him?
- Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part IV] » by Benedict of Spinoza
- She would have got it, too, if it had been left to the Corn Women to decide.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- The three generals now held a council of war, to decide on a plan of campaign.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- Moreover, the question should be left to Monseigneur; he alone should decide it.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- My heart is still true to him; so, shall I decide against myself?
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Antonyms for decide
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