decisiveness
Americannoun
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the quality of determining an outcome or of settling or resolving a question.
All the facts point to the decisiveness of that battle, to it being the turning point of the war.
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the characteristic or practice of deciding or acting without hesitation; resoluteness.
When buying real estate, decisiveness and patience are a rare but valuable and complementary combination.
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the quality of being unquestionable or definite.
This was the team’s most complete effort yet, as demonstrated by the decisiveness of the win—an impressive 62–21!
Other Word Forms
- nondecisiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of decisiveness
Example Sentences
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Disney board chairman James Gorman said in an emailed statement that D’Amaro’s decisiveness and clear thinking were among the traits that impressed the board when it selected him as CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
Is there a parallel between his unruffled personality and his decisiveness on track?
From BBC • May 22, 2025
The evaluator's rubric has six criteria to consider when determining the scores of the interview: intimacy, social desirability, general job abilities, decisiveness, cooperativeness and overall hireability.
From Science Daily • Jun. 17, 2024
His confidence and decisiveness allow a listener to hear a piece’s architecture, the way individual figures become phrases and then entire sections.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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