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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Decisions about where to draw the line determine when an algorithmic suspicion becomes a real-world police action, even though the public rarely sees or debates how those thresholds are set.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Decisions on the NPT have to be agreed by consensus, with the previous two conferences failing to adopt final political declarations.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Decisions on any negotiations are being run through Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and Ahmed Vahidi, the new head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S. official and other Middle Eastern officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Decisions about permanent stays in Australia should be deliberate decisions of the government, not a random consequence of who had booked a holiday," Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said on Wednesday.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Decisions had to be made about the number of polynucleotide chains within the DNA molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson