Deciding — synonyms, definition

1. deciding (a)

acute climacteric critical crucial determining grave great

2. deciding (Adjective)

determinant determinative

deciding (Adjective) — Having the power or quality of deciding. ex. "cast the deciding vote"

3. deciding (Noun)

decision making

deciding (Noun) — The cognitive process of reaching a decision. ex. "a good executive must be good at deciding"

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4. deciding (Verb)

adjudicating making up one's mind resolving settling

deciding (Verb) — Reach, make, or come to a decision about something. ex. "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

deciding (Verb) — Bring to an end; come to a final conclusion. ex. "The case was decided" ex. "The judge decided the case in favour of the plaintiff"

deciding (Verb) — Cause to decide. ex. "This new development finally decided me!"

deciding (Verb) — Influence or determine. ex. "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

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