decision
Mind made up
A decision is a choice made after consideration: The decision to move was difficult.
It can also mean the act of deciding: We need a decision by Friday.
Decision implies resolution—reaching a conclusion that ends deliberation.
In sports, a decision is a victory determined by judges rather than knockout.
Someone with decision acts firmly and without hesitation.
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentence · trial · jury · judge · magistrate · tribunal · court · appeal
Formal legal determination
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
executive · unilateral · veto · override · approval · sign-off · green-light · sanction
Available course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativeAnother available choice
- pickPointed breaking tool
volition · election · inclination · leaning · predilection · autonomy · agency · self-determination
Vitally important, deciding
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- make-or-breakDetermining ultimate success
- momentousOf great significance
crucial · watershed · crossroads · life-changing · fateful · game-changing · clutch · crunch-time
Final result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- aftermathResults following an event
impact · effect · fallout · upshot · payoff · implication · irreversible · binding
Thinking deeply about something
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- consideringMentally evaluating something
- reflectingBouncing back light
- contemplatingThinking deeply about
evaluating · debating · analyzing · reasoning · consulting · discussing · mulling · second-guessing
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- convictionFirmly held belief
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
confidence · clarity · commitment · purposefulness · resoluteness · single-mindedness · unwavering · settled
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- rulingFormal legal determination
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
conviction · sentence · trial · jury · judge · magistrate · tribunal · court · appeal · adjudication
ruling
Formal legal determination
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- directiveFormal command or instruction
mandate · executive · unilateral · veto · override · approval · sign-off · green-light · sanction · authorization
option
Available course of action
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- selectionChosen item or items
- alternativeAnother available choice
pick · volition · election · inclination · leaning · predilection · autonomy · agency · self-determination · free-will
pivotal
Vitally important, deciding
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- make-or-breakDetermining ultimate success
momentous · crucial · watershed · crossroads · life-changing · fateful · game-changing · clutch · crunch-time
outcome
Final result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- repercussionIndirect result of action
aftermath · impact · effect · fallout · upshot · payoff · implication · irreversible · binding · final
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- consideringMentally evaluating something
- reflectingBouncing back light
contemplating · evaluating · debating · analyzing · reasoning · consulting · discussing · mulling · second-guessing · hesitation
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- convictionFirmly held belief
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
certainty · confidence · clarity · commitment · purposefulness · resoluteness · single-mindedness · unwavering · settled
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
rounds · points · bout · championship
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- Application Processresume, cover letter, interview, reference, background check
- deliberate actionschoice, planning, strategy, intention, commitment
- Final decisionsverdict, ruling, judgment, final ruling, last word
- hiring processjob posting, job postings, application, resume review, screening
decisionindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · hesitation · vacillation · irresolution · irresoluteness
decisionpostponement
Delaying to later
deferral · deferment · delay · procrastination · tabling
- 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
decisive, indecisive, indecision, decisions, decisively, decisiveness, decision-making, indecisions, decision making