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

This quiet, unobtrusive process pays deterrence dividends far beyond the individual case, as would-be felony shoplifters come to learn that the store deploys this technology and then decide against taking the risk in the first place. —Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

The closure of others has received approval from the OCC but has not yet been carried through by the bank, which may ultimately decide against it. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

If most voters decide against the proposal, Idaho’s voters will retain the authority to legalize cannabis and other drugs through a statewide ballot measure. —A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

The Titans stick at No. 1, the Browns decide against a QB and the Rams, Bills, Eagles and Vikings are wheeling and dealing. —Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for decide against

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