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decisions

NOUN

conclusion; resolution reached

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement arrangement choice compromise determination finding judgment opinion outcome resolution result ruling selection settlement verdict

STRONG

accommodation adjudication adjustment arbitration declaration end prearrangement preference reconciliation sentence showdown understanding

WEAK

adjudicature the call the nod

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning cause disagreement dissension indecision refusal source

WEAK

deferment deferral delay indefiniteness indetermination postponement procrastination wavering

NOUN

strength of mind or will

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determination resolution

STRONG

backbone decisiveness doggedness earnestness firmness fortitude grit obstinacy obstinance perseverance persistence pluck purpose purposefulness resoluteness resolve seriousness spine stubbornness volition will

WEAK

decidedness iron will purposiveness will power

Antonyms

STRONG

cowardice flexibility idleness indolence irresolution unimportance weakness

WEAK

deferment deferral delay indecision indefiniteness indetermination postponement procrastination wavering

Example Sentences

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In the absence of such information, researchers and consultants study how people they view as potential jurors make decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Botterell questioned that recommendation, noting that such an admission about needing someone not consumed by command decisions implied the command team was overrun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Meanwhile, Alito angrily lashed out when Jackson critiqued these shadow-docket decisions, like the one earlier this month in which the court exempted its typical procedural rule to make sure Callais went into effect immediately.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

NHS South East London ICB said they "strongly refute any suggestion that decisions in this case have been driven by cost."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

I’m never gonna act like I know best and they aren’t capable of making their own decisions.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller