decision

noun

di-ˈsi-zhən How to pronounce decision (audio)
Definition of decisionnext
1
as in opinion
a position arrived at after consideration after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza

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2
as in determination
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose acted with swift decision

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Recent Examples of decision The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's decision to dismiss the case. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 Local processing could help rovers analyze terrain, interpret sensor readings, and support decisions without sending every piece of data back to Earth. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 An agent may act without seeing the relationships, changes or constraints that could change the right decision. — Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Raising taxes and reducing government spending are part of a potential solution, but those would be politically unpopular decisions that could risk further angering an already livid public. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for decision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decision
  1. opinion
  2. determination
  3. verdict
  4. decisiveness
  5. conclusion
  6. resolve
Noun
  • The November election won't settle the tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions, but ballot questions in the two states will provide a gauge of public opinion.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The November election won't settle the tension between firearm freedoms and restrictions, but the ballot questions will provide a gauge of public opinion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of opinion
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  • Sandy’s medical expenses were submitted to Kaiser for possible reimbursement; a determination remains pending.
    — Lance B. Fulford, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The federal government will then issue its final determinations, and what happens next will be unexplored legal territory.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of determination
Noun
  • Juries returned a verdict of death for Paige Lawyer, Christopher Turner and Jason Thornburg.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Brown pushed back on the idea that the survey’s lower well-being measures amount to a negative Gaston County verdict.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of verdict
Noun
  • Jones flashed his decisiveness and speed on the ensuing play, gaining 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • While Whitman has no grocery experience and little retail experience (from her time as CEO of eBay), she was brought in by Albertsons for her turnaround chops and decisiveness.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of decisiveness
Noun
  • As questions piled up, investigators reached a single, clear conclusion.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His conclusion was that the chatbot has probably never lived a life that needed cinema.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of conclusion
Noun
  • Heidi Levine, the Washington Post journalist brutally attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank last week, said the terrifying ordeal has only strengthened her resolve to continue covering the plight of Palestinians.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rewarding President Vladimir Putin of Russia could encourage him to test NATO’s resolve in the Baltic states, Poland, Finland, or Sweden, raising the risk of a direct confrontation with the alliance.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Decision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decision. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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