settle on
Land on ultimately
To settle on something is to make a final choice after consideration: We finally settled on the blue paint.
The phrase implies deliberation—you've weighed options and reached a decision.
It can also mean to fix attention or come to rest: Her gaze settled on the stranger in the doorway.
Select from alternatives
- determineEstablish through investigation
- selectCarefully pick from options
- finalizeSettle decisively
- concludeEnd or infer
resolve · pick · go with · nail down · zero in on · make up one's mind · lock in · pin down
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- come to termsAccept or reach agreement
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- consensusGeneral group agreement
accord · concur · align · meeting of minds · find common ground · hammer out · work out · reconcile
choose
Select from alternatives
conclude · resolve · pick · go with · nail down · zero in on · make up one's mind · lock in · pin down · arrive at
reach agreement
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- come to termsAccept or reach agreement
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
consensus · accord · concur · align · meeting of minds · find common ground · hammer out · work out · reconcile · mutual understanding
settle onwaver
Hesitate or fluctuate
vacillate · dither · sit on the fence · waffle · hesitate
settle onchange one's mind
Revise a previous conclusion
reconsider · reverse course · abandon · back out of · walk back
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