decisive
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de·ci·sive
(dĭ-sī'sĭv) 
adj.
decisiveness de·ci'sive·ness n.
adj.
- Having the power to decide; conclusive.
- Characterized by decision and firmness; resolute.
- Beyond doubt; unmistakable: a decisive defeat.
decisiveness de·ci'sive·ness n.
SYNONYMS decisive, conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative. These adjectives mean determining or having the power to determine an outcome: the decisive vote; a conclusive reason; crucial experiments; a definitive verdict; the determinative battle.
ANTONYM indecisive
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decisive
adjective
- Determining or having the power to determine an outcome: conclusive, crucial, deciding, determinative. See decide/hesitate, important/unimportant.
- Serving the function of deciding or settling with finality: authoritative, conclusive, definitive, determinative, final. See decide/hesitate.
- Not hesitating or wavering: decided, determined, firm, resolute. See decide/hesitate.
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decisive
adj
Definition: definite
Antonyms: indecisive, indefinite, procrastinating, unpositive
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IN BRIEF: Picking an option finally and completely. Also: showing firmness.
It's better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.
— Marilyn Moats Kennedy.
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Decisive
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afgørende, resolut
Nederlands (Dutch)
beslissend, besluitvaardig, zelfverzekerd
Français (French)
adj. - décisif, concluant, décidé, catégorique
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausschlaggebend, entscheidend, entschlußfreudig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποφασιστικός, κρίσιμος
Italiano (Italian)
decisivo, risoluto, deciso
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - decisivo
Русский (Russian)
решающий, решительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - decisivo, concluyente, tajante, categórico, firme, terminante
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avgörande, avgjord, beslutsam
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
决定性的, 果断的, 坚定的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 決定性的, 果斷的, 堅定的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 확실한, 비중 있는 , 결단성 있는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 決定的な, 断固とした, 疑いの余地のない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فاصل, حاسم, قاطع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מכריע, פסקני, מוחלט
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