Deciding
Deciding adjective - Serving to put an end to all debate or questioning.
Usage example: the project's prohibitive cost was the deciding factor in its cancellation
Definitive and deciding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Definitive" instead an adjective "Deciding".
Definitive
Definitive adjective - Serving to put an end to all debate or questioning.
Usage example: a definitive answer that put an immediate end to the discussion
Deciding and definitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deciding" instead an adjective "Definitive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- clear and deciding
- clear and definitive
- prime and deciding
- prime and definitive
- critical and deciding
- critical and definitive
- convincing and deciding
- convincing and definitive
- conclusive and deciding
- conclusive and definitive
- absolute and deciding
- absolute and definitive
- ultimate and deciding
- ultimate and definitive
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