Decisive
Decisive adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Usage example: only a team with a decisive attitude is going to win a state championship
Purposeful is a synonym for decisive in dogged topic. In some cases you can use "Purposeful" instead an adjective "Decisive".
Purposeful
Purposeful adjective - Fully committed to achieving a goal.
Usage example: a soft-spoken but purposeful criminal investigator
Decisive is a synonym for purposeful in determined topic. You can use "Decisive" instead an adjective "Purposeful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- intent and decisive
- intent and purposeful
- set and decisive
- set and purposeful
- firm and decisive
- firm and purposeful
- resolute and decisive
- resolute and purposeful
- determined and decisive
- determined and purposeful
- positive and decisive
- positive and purposeful
- resolved and decisive
- resolved and purposeful
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