determined

de·ter·mined

adjective \-ˈtər-mənd\

: having a strong feeling that you are going to do something and that you will not allow anyone or anything to stop you

: not weak or uncertain : having or showing determination to do something

Full Definition of DETERMINED

1

:  having reached a decision :  firmly resolved <determined to be a pilot>

2

a :  showing determination <a determined effort>

b :  characterized by determination <will deter all but the most determined thief — Security World>

— de·ter·mined·ly \-mənd-lē, -mə-nəd-lē\ adverb

— de·ter·mined·ness \-mənd-nəs\ noun

Examples of DETERMINED

1. We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.
2. <his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken>

First Known Use of DETERMINED

1513

Related to DETERMINED

Synonyms

bent (on or upon), bound, decisive, do-or-die, firm, hell-bent (on or upon), intent, out, purposeful, resolute, resolved, set, single-minded, on one's mettle

Antonyms

faltering, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, undetermined, unresolved, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed

Related Words

bitter, vehement; certain, cocksure, confident, positive, sure; earnest, serious; steady, unfaltering, unhesitating, unswerving, unwavering; adamant, adamantine, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful (or wilful)

Near Antonyms

distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure; disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant