decide against

idiom

1

: to decide not to do something

I decided against telling her.

2

: to find (someone) guilty in a court of law

The jury decided against the defendant.

Examples of decide against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most realistic option, should the Biggs decide against rebuilding, would be to sell the park to another owner — or directly to the residents, a course of action the residents have been actively pursuing. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026

Experts estimate somewhere between 2.2 million and 7.3 million people will decide against renewing their insurance because of the price hike. —Joseph Choi, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026

This year, the majority of players have been wearing poppies on their shirts from October 23 through to November 11, though individuals are free to decide against doing so. —Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025

The group said school administrators and educators often opt not to fight and instead remove books from shelves or decide against potentially objectionable materials. —Deena Zaru, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for decide against

• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed
• recommenced
• recompensed