Synonyms for determine
dɪˈtɜr mɪn

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1. determine, find, find out, ascertain(verb)

   establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

   "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

   Synonyms:
   influence, detect, recover, settle, ensure, square up, find oneself, hear, shape, get, get hold, fix, find, retrieve, get word, square off, rule, notice, regulate, see, find out, get wind, come up, define, specify, line up, assure, control, encounter, happen, watch, receive, feel, incur, mold, observe, get a line, see to it, make up one's mind, witness, decide, catch out, pick up, ascertain, obtain, bump, limit, set, learn, regain, chance, discover, insure, check

2. determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate(verb)

   shape or influence; give direction to

   "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

   Synonyms:
   mildew, settle, baffle, square up, work, shape, fix, find, square off, forge, modulate, regulate, see, find out, govern, cast, form, define, specify, mould, regularize, watch, regularise, mold, tempt, charm, make up one's mind, decide, ascertain, influence, limit, act upon, learn, set, model, order, check

3. determine, set(verb)

   fix conclusively or authoritatively

   "set the rules"

   Synonyms:
   settle, go under, square up, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, localize, congeal, fix, find, fructify, gear up, go down, square off, jell, make up one's mind, regulate, see, find out, coif, arrange, define, specify, position, lay, correct, countersink, coiffe, plant, coiffure, do, watch, lay out, mold, ready, set up, decide, shape, sic, ascertain, influence, limit, learn, set, typeset, adjust, rig, pose, localise, check

4. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit(verb)

   decide upon or fix definitely

   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

   Synonyms:
   specialise, particularise, localize, restore, make, gear up, fructify, doctor, sterilise, coiffure, cook, mend, delimitate, delimit, mold, peg down, put, fixate, regulate, do, unsex, posit, condition, place, learn, fix, countersink, arrange, make up one's mind, desexualise, set up, define, desexualize, pay back, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, trammel, localise, ascertain, mark, circumscribe, go under, square up, check, specify, correct, secure, nail down, repair, delineate, particularize, set, position, decide, touch on, find out, see, sic, square off, limit, jell, restrict, prepare, destine, situate, coiffe, find, throttle, deposit, furbish up, get, pose, pin down, influence, typeset, rig, sterilize, qualify, bound, narrow, set apart, desex, narrow down, watch, go down, congeal, intend, assign, confine, fasten, pay off, bushel, stipulate, restrain, shape, settle, lay out, specialize, adjust, designate

5. decide, make up one's mind, determine(verb)

   reach, make, or come to a decision about something

   "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

   Synonyms:
   influence, square off, ascertain, adjudicate, see, set, watch, square up, settle, learn, define, mold, resolve, specify, make up one's mind, fix, find out, check, find, regulate, shape, limit, decide

6. determine(verb)

   fix in scope; fix the boundaries of

   "the tree determines the border of the property"

   Synonyms:
   influence, square off, ascertain, see, set, watch, square up, settle, learn, shape, define, mold, specify, make up one's mind, fix, find out, check, find, regulate, limit, decide

7. settle, square off, square up, determine(verb)

   settle conclusively; come to terms

   "We finally settled the argument"

   Synonyms:
   settle, descend, shape, make up, patch up, nail down, sink, find, square, settle down, go down, square off, subside, regulate, root, see, find out, steady down, go under, specify, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, watch, define, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, even up, make up one's mind, decide, square up, set, resolve, locate, influence, limit, ascertain, learn, finalize, fix, jog, take root, mold, check

8. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn(verb)

   find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

   "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

   Synonyms:
   encounter, ensure, take, read, hold in, jibe, look out, look, experience, tick off, visualise, square up, watch, gibe, assure, image, hold, run across, moderate, look on, learn, checker, condition, check out, run into, discover, regulate, escort, keep an eye on, stop, examine, pick up, memorize, visit, hear, chequer, observe, fix, mold, consider, study, con, tally, come across, regard, define, get a line, suss out, instruct, get wind, check off, check over, take care, watch out, match, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mark, insure, attend, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, specify, interpret, meet, go out, witness, memorise, set, fancy, catch, decide, construe, find out, see, discipline, square off, limit, visualize, picture, find, catch out, go through, take in, correspond, curb, view, influence, project, watch over, fit, arrest, check into, follow, contain, get word, envision, larn, make up one's mind, retard, crack, turn back, go steady, figure, acquire, see to it, break, understand, delay, teach, reckon, shape, settle, tick, realise, agree, mark off

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 7 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. determine

   Synonyms:
   assure, calculate, demonstrate, establish, insure, make sure, prove, settle, warrant

   Antonyms:
   augur, betoken, bode, divine, forebode, foretell, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. determine(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   settle, decide, adjust, conclude, end, fix

2. determine(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   ascertain, certify, verify, find out, make out, fix upon

3. determine(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   influence, lead, induce, give direction to

4. determine(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) bring to an end, put an end to, cause to terminate

5. determine(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   conclude, decide, resolve

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1. List of paraphrases for "determine":

   determining, identify, decide, ascertain, establish, identifying, determination, assess, define, determined, determines, calculate, identification, set, evaluate, ascertaining, assessing, deciding, decided, verify, defining, déterminer, specify, establishing

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1. European Council:

   The protests in Belarus are not about geopolitics. This is in the first place a national crisis. It is about the right of the people to freely elect their leadership. We stand firmly behind the right of Belarusian people to determine their own fate, on August 9th, Belarus held elections. These elections were neither free nor fair and did not meet international standards. We don't recognize the results presented by the Belarus authorities.

2. Larsen Haidle:

   It was difficult for consumers to be able to determine how accurate the test result is, how reliable it is, and if you sent a test result to more than one lab you could easily get a different interpretation of your risk based on the same question, that was part of what prompted the whole concern in that era.

3. Dustin Albert:

   It would be premature to use this finding to screen children to determine who should receive intervention, a lot more work needs to be done before we decide whether or not to make that leap.

4. German Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   At the moment, the troika and Greece have to determine whether Greece has fulfilled the conditions for the payment of the final tranche of the current program, then we have to see what is necessary for next year after the current program has expired. Greece is in a better position than we assumed two years ago but it needs support on financial markets, so the thinking is in terms of a precautionary credit line, with certain conditions attached.

5. Rebecca Vidourek:

   It is important for students to ask good questions when they interview, asking about demographics, work climate, flexibility for students, etc. can help determine if a workplace will be a good personal fit.

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