Decide and Start

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Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Start is an antonym for decide in settle an issue topic.

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Decide is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

character	decide character	start character
life	decide life	start life
work	decide work	start work
attack	decide attack	start attack
Other words: match, relationship, show, time, way, world, game, fight, battle, conversation, war.

In V, should you decide to kill Trevor, Michael will start ranting, attempting to justifying Trevor's death.

Source: Not So Different / Video Games
Yuki and Shigeru initially start having sex because they accidentally stumble upon Rui and Nina having sex in the bushes and decide that they want to try it.

Source: Manga / Akkan Baby
Space Whale Aesop: If your government start to decide everything through World of Warcraft, delete the game.

Source: Literature / The Avatar Chronicles

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