Synonyms for decided
dɪˈsaɪ dɪdde·cid·ed

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1. decided

   The headstrong person is not to be stopped in his own course of action, while the obstinate and stubborn is not to be driven to another's way. The headstrong act; the obstinate and stubborn may simply refuse to stir. The most amiable person may be obstinate on some one point; the stubborn person is for the most part habitually so; we speak of obstinate determination, stubborn resistance. Stubborn is the term most frequently applied to the lower animals and inanimate things. Refractory implies more activity of resistance; the stubborn horse balks; the refractory animal plunges, rears, and kicks; metals that resist ordinary processes of reduction are termed refractory. One is obdurate who adheres to his purpose in spite of appeals that would move any tender-hearted or right-minded person. Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court. Pertinacious demand is contrasted with obstinate refusal. The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn. Compare PERVERSE.

   Synonyms:
   contumacious, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, inflexible, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, refractory, resolute, resolved, stubborn, unconquerable, unflinching, unyielding

   Antonyms:
   amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, dutiful, gentle, irresolute, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, undecided, wavering, yielding

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1. decided

   Synonyms:
   determined, ruled, resolute, firm, unwavering

   Antonyms:
   undecided, unsettled, irresolute, vacillating

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1. distinct, decidedadjective

   recognizable; marked

   "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"

   Synonyms:
   discrete, clear-cut, trenchant, distinguishable, distinct

   Antonyms:
   indefinite

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1. decidedadjective

   Synonyms:
   determined, unwavering, unhesitating, resolute

2. decidedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unequivocal, categorical, positive, absolute

3. decidedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unquestionable, undeniable, indisputable, certain, clear, beyond all question, beyond a doubt, past dispute

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1. decidedadjective

   Synonyms:
   unequivocal, determined, pronounced, unwavering, positive, incontrovertible

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1. List of paraphrases for "decided":

   decides, agreed, decision, determined, chosen, chose, decisions, ruled, decide, resolved, opted, deciding, committed, determine

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1. Chief Executive Heng Huck Lee:

   I instead decided to go for more smart, which means more investment on IT, software. Today Hotayi is becoming more, more and more big, because of the trade war, customers are transferring their complete production lines from China.

2. Outgoing President Prince Tunku Imran:

   The board met earlier this morning and decided to put this to the meeting, but also give the other members who would like to offer to host the Youth Games in 2017 a chance.

3. Rukshan Fernando:

   We decided that for this work trip, we would set aside some time for ourselves to experience what life in Sri Lanka is like.

4. Boris Johnson:

   What we decided ... was that we were going to set up a G7 group that would look at Russian malign behavior in all its manifestations - whether it's cyber warfare, whether it's disinformation, assassination attempts, whatever it happens to be, and collectively try to call it out.

5. The French manufacturer team:

   Given that the risks involved were unjustified by the sporting stakes at play, Citroen Racing WRT has decided to terminate the participation of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle in the 2018 WRC.