decisive
Settling the matter
Decisive describes actions or people that settle matters conclusively.
A decisive victory leaves no doubt about the outcome.
A decisive moment determines what follows.
A decisive person makes choices quickly and firmly, without wavering: She's decisive—once she decides, she acts.
The opposite is indecisive or hesitant.
Decisive moment of change
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
- momentousOf great significance
key · vital · determining · defining · game-changing · transformative · seminal · historic
Settling a question finally
- finalLast and decisive
- determinativeSettling a matter conclusively
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- bindingLegally or morally required
unequivocal · incontrovertible · absolute · categorical · indisputable · unambiguous · clear-cut · unmistakable
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
unyielding · tenacious · strong-willed · bold · unflinching · unshakable · unhesitating · dogged
Exerting strong authority
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
- masterfulHighly skilled and authoritative
- confidentSure of oneself
- self-assuredTrusting in oneself
emphatic · forceful · direct · no-nonsense · unhesitating · crisp · sharp · clear-headed
turning point
Decisive moment of change
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- crucialOf supreme importance
momentous · key · vital · determining · defining · game-changing · transformative · seminal · historic · fateful
definitive
Settling a question finally
- finalLast and decisive
- determinativeSettling a matter conclusively
- irrevocableCannot be undone
binding · unequivocal · incontrovertible · absolute · categorical · indisputable · unambiguous · clear-cut · unmistakable · settled
determined
Firmly committed to purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- firmSolid or resolute
adamant · unyielding · tenacious · strong-willed · bold · unflinching · unshakable · unhesitating · dogged · persistent
commanding
Exerting strong authority
self-assured · emphatic · forceful · direct · no-nonsense · unhesitating · crisp · sharp · clear-headed · assured
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- winningvictory, win, winner, winning, triumph
- crunch timecrunch time, do or die, do-or-die, last chance, now or never
- qualitiesgood, bad, better, best, useful
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
- personalitiesintrovert, optimist, extrovert, pessimist, idealist
decisiveindecisive
Unable to make choices
hesitant · irresolute · vacillating · wavering · wishy-washy
decisiveinconclusive
Not yielding a decision
indeterminate · unresolved · indefinite · undetermined · unsettled
decisiveinsignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
inconsequential · trivial · negligible · marginal · unimportant
- 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
decision, indecisive, indecision, decisions, decisively, decisiveness, decision-making, nondecision