decisively

adverb

Definition of decisivelynext
as in clearly

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Recent Examples of decisively City moved early this year by signing Antoine Semenyo and Marc Guehi in January, but had to act decisively this summer after losing Guardiola, Bernardo Silva and Rodri. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The neckline sits around $130-$133, and yesterday's move pushed decisively through that ceiling and into the prior highs above it. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 But the market retests an important low and fails to break decisively below it. — Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 In the February election, Bhumjaithai shocked most observers by decisively topping the polls, winning 192 seats to the People’s Party’s 120 seats. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 And collectively, after decisively losing Wednesday’s practice, the Falcons delivered a much more competitive effort Thursday. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In 2024, the Fed acted decisively to get ahead of a weakening in the labor market, delivering a bold, half-point rate cut. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Even so, the final stages of the race in Wisconsin this week offered some clarity about why neither part of the Democratic Party has yet been able to decisively beat the other. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 In the Minnesota Reformer, Max Nesterak looked at how Flanagan won so decisively. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decisively
  1. clearly
  2. positively
  3. definitively
  4. conclusively
  5. certainly
  6. surely
  7. undoubtedly
  8. assuredly
Adverb
  • For years, the SEC and CFTC had not settled that question clearly enough for the market to move with confidence, creating friction when there was none to begin with.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Insofar as these drawings depart from previous works, they were clearly made for a new reason.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of clearly
Adverb
  • While his fans were disappointed when his name was not included in the lineup announced on Good Morning America, the dancer responded positively when reacting to the news on Instagram.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sticking with the weekly chart, here's another view showing how the recent comeback has started to positively influence SPOT's moving averages.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • Here's every one of the director's movies, definitively ranked.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In these conversations, Scruggs said IMPD leadership could not definitively say if Jett pointed or fired his gun.
    — Aubrey Wright, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of definitively
Adverb
  • About the latter the seamlessly professional staff stays conclusively mum, but know that there have been plenty here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The authors did not, unlike the other report, conclusively say a genocide did not occur.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of conclusively
Adverb
  • Five to six years ago, certainly, people were not thinking about agentic AI systems that can plan and complete multi-step tasks with little to no human intervention.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Olsen certainly hurt those around him, too, growing up, especially as his addiction spiraled and his platonic, romantic and familial relationships fell apart.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of certainly
Adverb
  • At the Ed Sullivan, renovated twice in the past three decades, most of that work has surely been done already.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an incantatory quality to their delivery, which is surely intentional.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of surely
Adverb
  • Yes, the club has existed since 1881 and so has undoubtedly had more than two changes of style before.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • It's undoubtedly been an issue that has effected the black community more than any other in America.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of undoubtedly
Adverb
  • The assuredly fine folks at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory are hosting the first ever Fat Marmot Week, which begins today.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The push to make Elci choose between running or radio most assuredly is being done on purpose.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of assuredly

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“Decisively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decisively. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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