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Synonyms for determine
dɪˈtɜr mɪnde·ter·mine

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 7 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 2 votes

  1. determine, find, find out, ascertainverb

    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, regulateverb

    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, setverb

    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, limitverb

    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, determineverb

    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. determineverb

    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, determineverb

    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, learnverb

    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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. determineverb

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

  2. determineverb

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

  3. determineverb

    Synonyms:
    influence, lead, induce, give direction to

  4. determineverb

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

  5. determineverb

    Synonyms:
    conclude, decide, resolve

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How to use determine in a sentence?

  1. Matt Likovich:

    There was no way to determine what their situation was.

  2. Police Chief Ronald Hess:

    We'll review the whole case with the county prosecutor, and if they determine he violated some law, then yes (he could be charged).

  3. Thomas Marcotte:

    There's a really strong push in the field to see what we can do to better determine impairment and behavioral function rather than just rely on fluid measures.

  4. Naomi Allen:

    Although we can not be certain how this relates to immunity, the results suggest that people may be protected against subsequent infection for at least six months following natural infection, more prolonged follow-up will allow us to determine how long such protection is likely to last.

  5. Public Security Minister Ismael Camberos:

    We are waiting for the results of the investigation - this includes the director, senior managers and commanders - to determine if we are going to remove staff.


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