Busy and Decisive

Busy

Busy adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Decisive and busy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decisive" instead an adjective "Busy".

Nearby Words: busily, busyness, busied, busying

Decisive

Decisive adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.

Busy and decisive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Decisive".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Other claims of fame came from the battle of Wavre, where he ridiculed Napoleon's general Grouchy by keeping him busy and away from the battle of Waterloo (where Grouchy's men would have been decisive), and On War, that, while incomplete, is pretty much the Big Book of War of Europe.
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