Decisive and Incidental

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Decisive

Decisive adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
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Incidental is an antonym for decisive.
Nearby Words: decide, decision, decisively, deciding, decisiveness

Incidental

Incidental adjective - Lacking importance.
Usage example: we still have to work out a few incidental details, but the proposal is largely complete
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Decisive is an antonym for incidental.
Nearby Words: incident, incidence, incidentally
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  • Napoleon similarly said "The outcome of the battle is incidental to the decisive question of supply." He lost his campaign in Egypt, for instance, because the British Navy destroyed the French fleet that was providing Napoleon's army with supplies.
    Source: Boring But Practical / Real Life
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