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

Critics have argued that some prospective students may turn to riskier private student loans, or decide against going to medical or law school altogether, which would make existing shortages in high-need areas (like rural hospitals) even worse. —Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

However, many people decide against surgery or choose to only pursue top surgery. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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

Rhymes for decide against

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