DETERMINACY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

determinacy

noun

Definition of determinacy

as in definiteness

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Recent Examples of determinacy There are, after all, other ways to resolve under-determinacy without directly applying substantive moral principles. — J. Joel Alicea, National Review, 3 May 2022 The iron determinacy of combustion; the vagaries of human capacity and choice. — Longreads, 9 May 2017

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Noun

But Freedom 250 won’t be, White said with a tone of definitiveness Friday night.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Too many leaders confuse decisiveness with definitiveness—rushing to solve, speak and steer, leaving no room for others.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of definitiveness

Noun

For the same reason, Twain would have scant patience with the political correctness that reigns in much of the media world today.

— Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
These systems—such as Isabelle, Lean, and Rocq—are specialized programming languages that check mathematical proofs step-by-step, verifying their logical correctness.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
The future of storytelling belongs to platforms rooted in truth, possibility, and community.

— Daphne Bryson Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of truth

Noun

Every day, we are honored to tell America’s stories and hold that responsibility with the utmost regard, respect, and fidelity.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
The iMETRO Dynamic Simulation creates a high-fidelity digital twin of NASA Johnson Space Center’s iMETRO research facility, enabling researchers worldwide to develop, validate, and refine intravehicular robotic systems in a virtual environment.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Definition of fidelity

Noun

Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

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