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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

size up

mediate, moderate, negotiate

prosecute, try

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

decree, rule

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

bite the dust
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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