decisive
adjective
Origin of decisive
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definitive, influential, resolute, forceful, crucial, critical, fateful, significant, positive, determined, momentous, conclusive, absolute, assured, bent, certain, crisp, decided, final, firmExamples from the Web for decisive
Contemporary Examples of decisive
It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
Regardless of how it occurred, this gap was not decisive in a state where Braley lost by nearly 100,000 voters.
It was thought essential to strike hard and fast with maximum force in order to achieve quick, decisive victory.
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless ChronicleJames A. Warren
September 29, 2014
In Paris, [French General Joseph] Gallieni felt this was the “decisive” day.
Barbara Tuchman’s ‘The Guns of August’ Is Still WWI’s Peerless ChronicleJames A. Warren
September 29, 2014
Scholars at least know what they are hoping for—decisive evidence and clear answers.
Historical Examples of decisive
As yet, however, no decisive advantage had been gained on either side.
Stories from ThucydidesH. L. Havell
Still, as the case stood, his triumph was not the less brilliant or decisive.
RidgewayScian Dubh
At the dawn of the morning he made his attack sharp, unexpected, decisive.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
I do not know what he said to the surgeon-major, but it was something clear and decisive.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
"It doesn't matter whose sister you are," was the decisive reply.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman