decision-making
Weighing your choices
Decision-making is the process of choosing between options or courses of action.
The term appears most often in business, psychology, and policy contexts: good decision-making skills, data-driven decision-making.
As a modifier, it describes things involved in this process: decision-making authority, the decision-making body.
The hyphen is standard but sometimes dropped.
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- pickPointed breaking tool
crossroads · fork · dilemma · trade-off · outcome · consequence · commitment · finality
Methodical study of parts
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- reflectionReturned light or thought
consultation · weighing · assessment · scrutiny · brainstorming · forethought · counsel · contemplation
Keen perception and judgment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- conclusionEnd or deduction
bias · impartiality · fairness · wisdom · prudence · inference · interpretation · calibration
Unproven inner sense
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- impulseSudden urge to act
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- frameworkUnderlying support system
heuristics · criteria · flowchart · contingency · optimization · matrix · timeline · reversibility
Firmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- convictionFirmly held belief
decisiveness · resolution · finality · assertiveness · follow-through · accountability · ownership · unwavering
options
Available courses of action
- alternativesOther available options
- selectionChosen item or items
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
pick · crossroads · fork · dilemma · trade-off · outcome · consequence · commitment · finality · optionality
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
reflection · consultation · weighing · assessment · scrutiny · brainstorming · forethought · counsel · contemplation · inquiry
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
conclusion · bias · impartiality · fairness · wisdom · prudence · inference · interpretation · calibration · objectivity
hunch
Unproven inner sense
subconscious · sense · inkling · spontaneity · automatic · vibes · feel
planning
Arranging for future events
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
framework · heuristics · criteria · flowchart · contingency · optimization · matrix · timeline · reversibility · escalation
determination
Firmness of purpose
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- firmnessResistance to deformation
conviction · decisiveness · resolution · finality · assertiveness · follow-through · accountability · ownership · unwavering · irrevocable
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- abilitiesstrength, agility, endurance, flexibility, dexterity
- spousal rightsspousal rights, equal partnership, conjugal rights, divorce rights, inheritance rights
- teacher participationteacher voice, staff meetings
- teen cognitionteen brain, cognitive growth, executive function, impulse control, abstract thinking
- Strategy termsstrategic planning, initiative, tempo, territory, influence
decision-makingindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · hesitation · vacillation · dithering · paralysis
decision-makingimpulsiveness
Acting without forethought
impulse · impulsivity · snap judgment · knee-jerk reaction · gut reaction
decision-makingsubmission
Yielding to another's will
passivity · inaction · compliance · acquiescence · obedience
decide, decision, making, decided, deciding, decisive, indecisive, undecided, rescind