decision

1 a position arrived at after consideration after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza Synonyms award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict Related Words behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view Near Antonyms deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

2 firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose acted with swift decision Synonyms decidedness, determination, decisiveness, determinedness, firmness, granite, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, stick-to-itivenessRelated Words doggedness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity; certainty, certitude, confidence, sureness; alacrity, eagerness, gameness, readiness; backbone, fortitude, grit, iron, pluck, sandNear Antonyms doubt, incertitude, indetermination, uncertainty; aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingnessAntonyms hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation