deciding

1 of 2

adjective

de·​cid·​ing di-ˈsī-diŋ 

dē-

: that decides : decisive

drove in the deciding run

deciding

2 of 2

present participle of decide

Synonyms of deciding

Adjective

• decisive
• conclusive
• last
• definitive
• determinative
• clear
• determinate

Examples of deciding in a Sentence

Adjective

the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Instead, the person must show race was the crucial and deciding factor. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025

The bullpen gave up the lead on the first pitch, and then three more in the deciding 10th inning. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025

Travis weeks earlier cited as the deciding and unprecedented factor. — Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024

As a result of the split, Sheboygan city residents play no deciding role in either of the two districts, which both lean heavily Republican. — Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024

Several people said the job fell to Tillis to convince enough Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the bill so no one person had to be the final deciding vote. — Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2022

The jurors in the Rittenhouse trial were overwhelmingly White not only in the original pool of 179 prospects but also in the final deciding panel of 12, where there was only one person of color. — Omar Jimenez, CNN, 23 Nov. 2021

Houck would be an obvious candidate to start again if the Sox are able to push this series to a fifth and deciding game. — BostonGlobe.com, 9 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from present participle of decide

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing deciding

• deciding factor
• decisive/deciding/determining factor

Rhymes for deciding

• abiding
• backsliding
• colliding
• confiding
• deriding
• dividing
• nitriding
• presiding
• providing
• residing
• subsiding
• biding