All decision synonyms
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D d noun decision
- conclusion β When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- accord β An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- settlement β the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- arrangement β Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- determination β Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
- judgment β an act or instance of judging.
- agreement β An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- choice β If there is a choice of things, there are several of them and you can choose the one you want.
- selection β an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- verdict β Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
- ruling β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- compromise β A compromise is a situation in which people accept something slightly different from what they really want, because of circumstances or because they are considering the wishes of other people.
- finding β an act of finding or discovering.
- opinion β a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- outcome β a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- resolution β a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- result β to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- arbitration β Arbitration is the judging of a dispute between people or groups by someone who is not involved.
- reconciliation β an act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce.
- sentence β Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- showdown β the laying down of one's cards, face upward, in a card game, especially poker.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- adjudication β the act of adjudicating
- preference β the act of preferring.
- declaration β A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- adjustment β An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
- accommodation β Accommodation is used to refer to buildings or rooms where people live or stay.
- prearrangement β to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- resoluteness β firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- perseverance β steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- decisiveness β having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
- seriousness β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- persistence β the act or fact of persisting.
- stubbornness β unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- spine β the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- will β Wallace, 1875β1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
- backbone β Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- obstinacy β the quality or state of being obstinate; stubbornness.
- pluck β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- grit β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- earnestness β serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- purposefulness β having a purpose.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- doggedness β persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious: a dogged worker.
- fortitude β mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously: Never once did her fortitude waver during that long illness.
- volition β the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing: She left of her own volition.
- firmness β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- obstinance β The characteristic of being obstinate.
- pronouncement β a formal or authoritative statement.