decided
in no way uncertain or ambiguous; unmistakable; unquestionable: a decided victory.
free from hesitation or wavering; resolute; determined: a decided approach to a problem.
Origin of decided
1Other words for decided
1 | undeniable, indisputable, positive, certain, pronounced, definite, sure, indubitable |
2 | resolved, unhesitating, unwavering |
Opposites for decided
Other words from decided
- de·cid·ed·ly, adverb
- de·cid·ed·ness, noun
- pre·de·cid·ed, adjective
- well-de·cid·ed, adjective
Words Nearby decided
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How to use decided in a sentence
The decided to return to “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” which they first used in 2017, because the song holds a deep personal significance for them.
China Continues Its Surge in Pairs Figure Skating and Earns Olympic Gold | Alice Park | February 19, 2022 | TimeThen Eminem decided he wanted in on some of the mean-spirited misogyny, actually rapping about raping Iggy.
Solange Smacks Jay Z, Legolas Slaps Bieber, and the Biggest Celebrity Feuds of the Year | Amy Zimmerman | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFurther, in the Super Tuesday states of Florida, Texas, and Virginia, Paul is operating at a decided disadvantage.
Cocker, for his part, worked briefly as an apprentice gasfitter but decided to take the plunge into the world of commercial music.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Christmas weekend, a North Korean tyrant has decided what American teenagers will see on the silver screen.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I have now decided to go on hunger strike to protest at this injustice.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike | IranWire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordAfter a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairIn 1856 she married Mesdag, who, rather late in life decided to follow the career of a painter.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementAt twelve, or fifteen, or sixteen, or twenty it was decided that they should stop learning.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsShe would never forget it; but realizing its gravity, she decided thereupon never to tell it—the dream—to anybody.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
British Dictionary definitions for decided
/ (dɪˈsaɪdɪd) /
unmistakable: a decided improvement
determined; resolute: a girl of decided character
Derived forms of decided
- decidedly, adverb
- decidedness, noun
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