Synonyms of determined

determined 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈtər-mənd 

1

as in resolute

fully committed to achieving a goal

his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resolute
• intent
• decisive
• resolved
• confident
• bound
• positive
• firm
• adamant
• single-minded
• out
• purposeful
• set
• bent (on or upon)
• do-or-die
• serious
• sure
• hell-bent (on or upon)
• hardened
• willful
• persistent
• certain
• earnest
• on one's mettle
• stubborn
• vehement
• steady
• tenacious
• bitter
• unwavering
• unfaltering
• unswerving
• cocksure
• headstrong
• dogged
• implacable
• unhesitating
• hardheaded
• pigheaded
• uncompromising
• obdurate
• hard
• mulish
• unbending
• unyielding
• immovable
• unrelenting
• rigid
• inflexible
• adamantine
• pertinacious
• perverse
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undetermined
• hesitant
• unresolved
• uncertain
• doubtful
• indecisive
• faltering
• unsure
• irresolute
• suspicious
• skeptical
• unconvinced
• undecided
• reluctant
• dubious
• unsettled
• distrustful
• vacillating
• mistrustful
• wavering
• loath
• weak-kneed
• indisposed
• disinclined

2

as in relentless

showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose

a determined effort to finish first in the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relentless
• grim
• persistent
• ruthless
• dogged
• implacable
• stubborn
• unflinching
• unrelenting
• unyielding
• unappeasable
• hard
• willful
• tenacious
• merciless
• headstrong
• opinionated
• hardheaded
• persevering
• uncooperative
• intractable
• obdurate
• mulish
• peevish
• pigheaded
• unforgiving
• pertinacious
• perverse
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• softening
• yielding
• weak
• impotent
• slack
• invertebrate
• spineless
• slackening
• pliable
• complaisant
• pliant
• obliging

determined

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verb

past tense of determine

1

as in decided

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

a three-member panel will determine the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decided
• settled
• judged
• adjudged
• considered
• resolved
• adjudicated
• arbitrated
• ruled (on)
• prosecuted
• weighed
• deemed
• concluded
• heard
• refereed
• pondered
• tried
• deliberated
• umpired
• negotiated
• found (for or against)
• mediated
• moderated
• redetermined
• rejudged
• sized up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedged
• skirted
• equivocated
• pussyfooted

2

as in figured

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

trying to determine which direction we were facing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decided
• figured
• chose
• opted
• resolved
• found
• concluded
• settled (on or upon)
• selected
• ruled
• named
• picked
• decreed
• elected
• preferred
• adjudged
• culled
• adjudicated
• judged
• studied
• considered
• contemplated
• ruled (on)
• pondered
• weighed
• handpicked
• debated
• thought (about or over)
• singled (out)
• arbitrated
• entertained
• questioned
• deliberated
• ruminated
• refereed
• chewed over
• cogitated
• mulled (over)
• meditated
• umpired

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• turned down
• abstained
• hesitated
• delayed
• halted
• stalled
• temporized
• vacillated
• wavered
• waffled
• shilly-shallied

3

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• discovered
• located
• ascertained
• got
• detected
• dug up
• found out
• dug out
• hit (on or upon)
• tracked (down)
• rummaged
• rooted (out)
• hunted (down or up)
• ran down
• turned up
• dredged (up)
• descried
• routed (out)
• scared up
• scouted (up)
• sought
• spotted
• sighted
• ferreted (out)
• nosed out
• searched (for or out)
• looked for
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• passed over
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

4

as in concluded

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concluded
• stopped
• ended
• ceased
• expired
• halted
• passed
• terminated
• finished
• died
• went
• closed
• broke off
• lapsed
• elapsed
• discontinued
• stalled
• left off
• let up
• winked (out)
• broke up
• quit
• wound up
• laid off (of)
• dead-ended
• bit the dust
• paused
• suspended
• stayed
• refrained (from)
• packed (up or in)
• knocked off
• cut out
• broke down
• desisted (from)
• abated
• gave over
• conked (out)
• petered (out)
• wound down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• hung on
• extended
• prolonged
• drew out
• protracted

5

as in settled

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute

your choice of college could determine the rest of your life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decided
• settled
• defined
• proved
• clinched
• clarified
• established
• demonstrated
• assured
• specified
• showed
• affirmed
• nailed
• stated
• insured
• secured
• ensured
• stipulated
• concluded
• ended
• illuminated
• finished
• cleared (up)
• nailed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confused
• unsettled
• muddled
• muddied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of determined

Adjective

Both are high-stakes and costly gambits, but as Vivienne Walt reports, Forrest is determined to prove that business can be a force for positive change. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

One of those determined to stay is Mohamad Aldabagh, a pharmacist from Homs who fled to Germany in 2015 at the height of Syria’s civil war. — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

This week, the Los Angeles County medical examiner determined the 17-year-old boy died by suicide. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

The trial was supposed to be completed next year, but it was stopped early after a data monitoring committee determined the primary endpoint would not be met. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026