Decisive

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having the power to decide; conclusive.
  • adj. Characterized by decision and firmness; resolute.
  • adj. Beyond doubt; unmistakable: a decisive defeat.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
  • adj. Marked by promptness and decision.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
  • adj. Marked by promptness and decision.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the power or quality of determining a question, doubt, contest, event, etc.; final; conclusive; putting an end to controversy: as, the opinion of the court is decisive on the question.
  • Marked by decision or prompt determination.
  • n. A decisive thing.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome
  • adj. characterized by decision and firmness
  • adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
  • adj. unmistakable
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    indecisive   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    decided    conclusive    positive    final   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    derisive    divisive    incisive    indecisive   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    definite    vigorous    unexpected    disastrous    satisfactory    emphatic    convince