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determine

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of determine

1 to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

a three-member panel will determine the case

Synonyms of determine

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, judge, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire

Words Related to determine

consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh

mediate, moderate, negotiate

find (for or against)

conclude, resolve

redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms of determine

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt

2 to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

trying to determine which direction we were facing

Synonyms of determine

choose, conclude, decide, figure, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)

Words Related to determine

cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out)

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh

Near Antonyms of determine

abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down

delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize

shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver

3 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

Synonyms of determine

ascertain, descry, detect, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to determine

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of determine

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of determine

miss, overlook, pass over

4 to come to an end

your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here

Synonyms of determine

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)

Words Related to determine

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down

Phrases Synonymous with determine

Near Antonyms of determine

draw out, extend, prolong, protract

Antonyms of determine

continue, hang on, persist

5 to make final, definite, or beyond dispute

your choice of college could determine the rest of your life

Synonyms of determine

clinch, decide, nail, settle

Words Related to determine

demonstrate, establish, nail (down), prove, show

affirm, assure, ensure, insure, secure

define, specify, state, stipulate

clarify, clear (up), illuminate

conclude, end, finish

Near Antonyms of determine

confuse, muddle, muddy, unsettle

Synonym Discussion of determine

decide, determine, settle, rule, resolve mean to come or cause to come to a conclusion. decide implies previous consideration of a matter causing doubt, wavering, debate, or controversy.

- she decided to sell her house

determine implies fixing the identity, character, scope, or direction of something.

- determined the cause of the problem

settle implies a decision reached by someone with power to end all dispute or uncertainty.

- the dean's decision settled the campus alcohol policy

rule implies a determination by judicial or administrative authority.

- the judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible

resolve implies an expressed or clear decision or determination to do or refrain from doing something.

- he resolved to quit smoking

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