Antonyms for decision
dɪˈsɪʒ ənde·ci·sion

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1. decisionnoun

   Antonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitancy, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

   Synonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. decision

   Antonyms:
   irresoluteness, vagueness, indecision, uncertainty, unsettlement

   Synonyms:
   determination, conclusion, sentence, judgment, resolution, firmness

Matched Categories

1. • Boxing
   • Choice
   • Judgment
   • Resoluteness
   • Result

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   the act of making up your mind about something

   "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

   Synonyms:
   decisiveness, termination, determination, end, conclusion, finish, ending, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, finding, closing, purpose, last

2. decision, determination, conclusionnoun

   a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

   "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

   Synonyms:
   decisiveness, termination, determination, end, conclusion, finish, ending, ratiocination, close, finis, finale, stopping point, finding, closing, purpose, last

3. decisionnoun

   (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

   "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

   Antonyms:
   indecision, indecisiveness

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, decisiveness, determination

4. decisionnoun

   the outcome of a game or contest

   "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

   Synonyms:
   conclusion, decisiveness, determination

5. decisiveness, decisionnoun

   the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

   "a man of unusual decisiveness"

   Antonyms:
   indecisiveness, indecision

   Synonyms:
   conclusiveness, conclusion, decisiveness, finality, determination

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1. decisionnoun

   Antonyms:
   indecision, irresolution, vacillation

   Synonyms:
   determination, settlement, conclusion, verdict, inference, deduction, firmness, resolution, constancy, steadfastness

How to use decision in a sentence?

1. Ginny Burton:

   Stop selling yourself short. You don't know what tomorrow might bring so you might consider starting today. i want them to see that it doesn't matter how old we are, we can make a new decision at any moment.

2. World Rugby:

   The health and safety of our players, fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority, this prudent decision ...was taken based on the World Health Organisation and relevant public authority travel and health guidelines. (It) ...is fully supported by stakeholders, including unions and commercial partners.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   How we deal with it is a decision that our caucus makes, and our caucus is very much saying' whatever we do, we need to be ready when we do it,'.

4. Jeremy Corbyn:

   I would not take a decision that kills millions of people, I do not believe the threat of mass murder is a legitimate way to go about dealing with international relations.

5. Chris Giglio:

   The decision to leave was Shep's and his alone -- he will be taking an extended period of time off to be with his family, following that -- who knows -- he is not retiring.

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