decide
Make a selection
To decide is to make a choice or reach a conclusion after considering options: I've decided to take the job.
The word implies settling a matter that was previously uncertain.
A judge decides cases; a goal decides a match.
Something that decides an outcome is the determining factor: One vote decided the election.
The adjective decided means clear or unmistakable: a decided advantage.
Available course of action
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- pickPointed breaking tool
elect · opt · choose · weigh · consider · evaluate · ponder · contemplate
Reach final terms
- concludeEnd or infer
- finalizeSettle decisively
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- agreementShared position between parties
settlement · compromise · reconciliation · mediation · negotiation · accord · arrangement · understanding
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
conviction · jury · deliberation · court · trial · judge · arbitration · adjudicate
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- convictionFirmly held belief
- firmnessResistance to deformation
purposefulness · intentionality · self-discipline · backbone · grit · fortitude · steadfastness · resolute
Ending all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- ultimateHighest or most extreme
binding · settled · final · unalterable · peremptory · sealed
option
Available course of action
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
pick · elect · opt · choose · weigh · consider · evaluate · ponder · contemplate · deliberate
settle
Reach final terms
agreement · settlement · compromise · reconciliation · mediation · negotiation · accord · arrangement · understanding · clearing
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
acquittal · conviction · jury · deliberation · court · trial · judge · arbitration · adjudicate · tribunal
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- convictionFirmly held belief
firmness · purposefulness · intentionality · self-discipline · backbone · grit · fortitude · steadfastness · resolute · unwavering
conclusive
Ending all debate
- definitiveSettling a question finally
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- irreversibleCannot be undone
ultimate · binding · settled · final · unalterable · peremptory · sealed
- regular verbswalk, walked, talk, talked, play
- choiceschoice, choose, select, selection, pick
- settle meaningsagree, compromise, reconcile, negotiate, determine
- Judgment Wordsjudge, assess, evaluate, rate, rank
- judgmentsjudgment call, judge, moral judgment, criticize, value judgment
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
- make a decisionSelect among options
- bad decisionPoor judgment call
- final decisionIrreversible ruling or choice
- decision makingChoosing a course of action
- snap decisionInstant, unreflective determination
- split decisionNon-unanimous judicial outcome
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