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Synonyms & Antonyms of decided
(Entry 1 of 2)
not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
- a decided hint of perfume on her skin
Synonyms for decided
- apparent,
- bald,
- bald-faced,
- barefaced,
- bright-line,
- broad,
- clear,
- clear-cut,
- crystal clear,
- distinct,
- evident,
- lucid,
- luculent,
- luminous,
- manifest,
- nonambiguous,
- obvious,
- open-and-shut,
- palpable,
- patent,
- pellucid,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- ringing,
- straightforward,
- transparent,
- unambiguous,
- unambivalent,
- unequivocal,
- unmistakable
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Antonyms for decided
- ambiguous,
- clouded,
- cryptic,
- dark,
- enigmatic
- (also enigmatical),
- equivocal,
- indistinct,
- mysterious,
- nonobvious,
- obfuscated,
- obscure,
- unapparent,
- unclarified,
- unclear
decided
verb
past tense of decide
Synonyms & Antonyms of decided (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration
- they decided to go out for pizza after the movie was over
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2
to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)
- the judge decided that the defendant was not liable for damages
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3
to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of
- we waited for our captors to decide our fate
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- blueprinted,
- calculated,
- charted,
- concerted,
- designed,
- drafted,
- framed,
- hammered out,
- intrigued,
- laid out,
- maneuvered,
- mapped (out),
- planned,
- programmed
- (or programed),
- schematized,
- schemed,
- shaped,
- squared away,
- worked out
- affirmed,
- approved,
- authorized,
- cleared,
- confirmed,
- OK'd
- (or okayed),
- sanctioned,
- warranted
- closed,
- completed,
- ended,
- finalized,
- finished,
- rounded (off or out),
- wound up
- (also winded up),
- wrapped up
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4
to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
- the huge sum that they were offering decided the matter: we would sell the house
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5
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
- the commanding officer decided that the soldier was indeed telling the truth
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The first known use of decided was in 1790
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