Decisive
adjective
Something or someone who makes a final conclusion or end to something.
Her decisive action ended the argument in the office.
Often appears as...
- decisive action
- decisive moment
adjective
Something or someone that is very important and has a big influence on the way that things will happen.
The election will be the decisive factor in the country's future.
Often appears as...
- decisive victory
- decisive role
adjective
Able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality.
Jason is always decisive, his quick thinking saved us a lot of time.
Often appears as...
- rapid and decisive
- decisive personality
adjective
Something or someone who makes a final conclusion or end to something.
Her decisive action ended the argument in the office.
Often appears as...
- decisive action
- decisive moment
adjective
Something or someone that is very important and has a big influence on the way that things will happen.
The election will be the decisive factor in the country's future.
Often appears as...
- decisive victory
- decisive role
adjective
Able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality.
Jason is always decisive, his quick thinking saved us a lot of time.
Often appears as...
- rapid and decisive
- decisive personality
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/2Final Outcome
Use 'decisive' to emphasize the action or event that settled a matter conclusively.
The judge's decisive ruling left no room for further debate.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Uncertainty
'Decisive' often indicates an end to indecisiveness or uncertainty about a situation.
Her decisive agreement resolved the weeks of uncertain negotiations.
Pro Tip 1/2Final Outcome
Use 'decisive' to emphasize the action or event that settled a matter conclusively.
The judge's decisive ruling left no room for further debate.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Uncertainty
'Decisive' often indicates an end to indecisiveness or uncertainty about a situation.
Her decisive agreement resolved the weeks of uncertain negotiations.
Pro Tip 1/2Final Outcome
Use 'decisive' to emphasize the action or event that settled a matter conclusively.
The judge's decisive ruling left no room for further debate.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Uncertainty
'Decisive' often indicates an end to indecisiveness or uncertainty about a situation.
Her decisive agreement resolved the weeks of uncertain negotiations.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
I was leaving a seminar when it started, humming to myself, fumbling with my bag just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment
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How to make faster...
but I can tell you a significant percentage of people in the world will never have to worry about FOBO. Unlike the billions of people who have few options, if any, due to war, poverty or illness, you have plentiful opportunities to live decisively. You may not get everything you want,
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How video game skills...
After all, I know they can be charismatic and decisive over voice chat and I'm sure doing a lot of Zoom calls today in my business. So maybe now I've convinced you that esports and video games deserve a little more respect. But if not, let me try to make one last final appeal.
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Steve Howard: Let's go...
by the end of this decade globally and then come down. It's not inevitable, but we need to act decisively. The third number is That's the number of cities in the world that had a million or more people when my grandmother was born. You can see my grandmother there.
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Why you should bring...
decisive and serious. But that's not me. So I'd put on basically office drag to fit the I'd talk in a deeper voice, try to hold in my hand motions. I'm someone who gets really excited about things, so I'd temper that. I had this little voice in my head, telling me,
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The Likability Dilemma...
when we behave in ways that violate gender norms. Our gender stereotypes show that women should be kind, nurturing, helpful, supportive, deferential, while traditionally men are expected to be decisive, competent, assertive and strong.
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Inventing the American...
who was decisive and could act quickly. They called it energy and dispatch. One thing they were dead-set there would be no king. They had fought a war against a country with a monarch and were afraid that one man
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Healing war wounds...
not fight for themselves and to face my fears the Marine Corps taught me that if I go deliberately decisively and aggressively in the directions that make me afraid I'll
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A small country with big...
played a decisive role in the negotiations of the Paris climate agreement. So we have to protect that legacy and be an example. So what comes next? The people.
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
to gloat but it is a time of pride pride in our troops pride in our nation and the people who strengthen resolve made victory quick decisive and just
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The voices in my head PIPE...
I was leaving a seminar when it started, humming to myself, fumbling with my bag just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment
Video examples
How to make faster...
but I can tell you a significant percentage of people in the world will never have to worry about FOBO. Unlike the billions of people who have few options, if any, due to war, poverty or illness, you have plentiful opportunities to live decisively. You may not get everything you want,
Video examples
How video game skills...
After all, I know they can be charismatic and decisive over voice chat and I'm sure doing a lot of Zoom calls today in my business. So maybe now I've convinced you that esports and video games deserve a little more respect. But if not, let me try to make one last final appeal.
Video examples
Steve Howard: Let's go...
by the end of this decade globally and then come down. It's not inevitable, but we need to act decisively. The third number is That's the number of cities in the world that had a million or more people when my grandmother was born. You can see my grandmother there.
Video examples
Why you should bring...
decisive and serious. But that's not me. So I'd put on basically office drag to fit the I'd talk in a deeper voice, try to hold in my hand motions. I'm someone who gets really excited about things, so I'd temper that. I had this little voice in my head, telling me,
Video examples
The Likability Dilemma...
when we behave in ways that violate gender norms. Our gender stereotypes show that women should be kind, nurturing, helpful, supportive, deferential, while traditionally men are expected to be decisive, competent, assertive and strong.
Video examples
Inventing the American...
who was decisive and could act quickly. They called it energy and dispatch. One thing they were dead-set there would be no king. They had fought a war against a country with a monarch and were afraid that one man
Video examples
Healing war wounds...
not fight for themselves and to face my fears the Marine Corps taught me that if I go deliberately decisively and aggressively in the directions that make me afraid I'll
Video examples
A small country with big...
played a decisive role in the negotiations of the Paris climate agreement. So we have to protect that legacy and be an example. So what comes next? The people.
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
to gloat but it is a time of pride pride in our troops pride in our nation and the people who strengthen resolve made victory quick decisive and just
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Theodore Dalrymple
English Writer
So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not because we lack the talent, energy, or determination to succeed, but because of a factor that is beyond our control and that has loaded the dice decisively against us.
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Timothy Murphy
American Politician
Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare.
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Sherwin B. Nuland
American Scientist
The final disease that nature inflicts on us will determine the atmosphere in which we take our leave of life, but our own choices should be allowed, insofar as possible, to be the decisive factor in the manner of our going.
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Karen Bardsley
American Athlete
You take the opportunities when you get them, and you try to see if there's any cues the opposition gives you, but more important is focusing on your own process, trusting your instincts, and being decisive.
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Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
I hope that my story can help inspire others who are at a decisive crossroads in their lives.
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P. Chidambaram
Indian Politician
I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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Bryant H. McGill
American Author
The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.
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C. J. Mahaney
American Clergyman
God is decisively drawn to the humble.
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Theodore Dalrymple
English Writer
So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not because we lack the talent, energy, or determination to succeed, but because of a factor that is beyond our control and that has loaded the dice decisively against us.
Quote examples
Timothy Murphy
American Politician
Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare.
Quote examples
Sherwin B. Nuland
American Scientist
The final disease that nature inflicts on us will determine the atmosphere in which we take our leave of life, but our own choices should be allowed, insofar as possible, to be the decisive factor in the manner of our going.
Quote examples
Karen Bardsley
American Athlete
You take the opportunities when you get them, and you try to see if there's any cues the opposition gives you, but more important is focusing on your own process, trusting your instincts, and being decisive.
Quote examples
Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.
Quote examples
Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
I hope that my story can help inspire others who are at a decisive crossroads in their lives.
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P. Chidambaram
Indian Politician
I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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Bryant H. McGill
American Author
The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.
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C. J. Mahaney
American Clergyman
God is decisively drawn to the humble.
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