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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Opportunity may have also played a major role in Gutiérrez’s and Vargas’s “one-time switch” decisions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Consider George Washington, whose humility and repeated decisions to relinquish power rather than cling to it, became the young republic’s most imperative precedent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

It was a weird and wild ride as the Supreme Court handed down the last decisions of the term that started all the way back in October of 2025.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Any perception that North America’s trade architecture is becoming unstable risks delaying those decisions, with effects that will be felt for decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Suddenly it is Reverend Hunt’s voice I hear in my head: You must learn to make decisions out of love, not out of fear...

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone