Decisive
Decisive adjective - Serving to put an end to all debate or questioning.
Usage example: the decisive finding of the coroner regarding the cause of death
Determinate is a synonym for decisive. In some cases you can use "Determinate" instead an adjective "Decisive".
Determinate
Determinate adjective - Having been established and usually not subject to change.
Decisive is a synonym for determinate in definite topic. You can use "Decisive" instead an adjective "Determinate".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intent and decisive
- intent and determinate
- set and decisive
- set and determinate
- firm and decisive
- firm and determinate
- determined and decisive
- determined and determinate
- fixed and decisive
- fixed and determinate
- positive and decisive
- positive and determinate
- certain and decisive
- certain and determinate
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