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decision

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of decision

1 a position arrived at after consideration

after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza

Synonyms of decision

award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment (or judgement), opinion, resolution, verdict

Words Related to decision

behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word

last word, say-so

adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence

choice, option, selection

belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, view

Near Antonyms of decision

deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie

2 firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose

acted with swift decision

Synonyms of decision

decidedness, decisiveness, determination, determinedness, firmness, granite, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, stick-to-itiveness

Words Related to decision

doggedness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity

certainty, certitude, confidence, sureness

alacrity, eagerness, gameness, readiness

backbone, fortitude, grit, iron, pluck, sand

Near Antonyms of decision

doubt, incertitude, indetermination, uncertainty

aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingness

Antonyms of decision

hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation

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