decide
The word “decide” has 2 syllables: de-cide
It's pronounced as /dɪˈsaɪd/
What is synonym and antonym for decide?
In the thesaurus, “decide” has 156 synonyms and 48 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for decide along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for decide
- OK
- adjudge
- adjudicate
- affirm
- agree
- approve
- arbitrate
- arrange
- arrive at conclusion
- ascertain
- assume
- assure
- authorize
- award
- bargain
- blueprint
- calculate
- call shots
- cast the die
- chaffer
- chart
- chew over
- choose
- cinch
- clarify
- clear
- clinch
- close
- cogitate
- come to agreement
- come to conclusion
- come to decision
- commit oneself
- complete
- concert
- conclude
- confirm
- conjecture
- consider
- construe
- contemplate
- contract
- cull
- deal
- debate
- decree
- deduce
- deem
- define
- deliberate
- demonstrate
- derive
- design
- determine
- dicker
- dispose of
- draft
- draw a conclusion
- elect
- end
- ensure
- entertain
- establish
- extrapolate
- figure
- finalize
- find
- find out
- finish
- fix
- fix upon
- form opinion
- frame
- gather
- go down line
- guess
- haggle
- hammer out
- handpick
- have final word
- hear
- horse-trade
- illuminate
- infer
- insure
- interpret
- intrigue
- judge
- lay out
- make a decision
- make out
- make up mind
- maneuver
- mediate
- meditate
- moderate
- nail
- name
- negotiate
- okay
- opt
- philosophize
- pick
- plan
- pledge
- poll
- ponder
- prefer
- program
- programme
- promise
- prosecute
- prove
- purpose
- question
- rationalize
- reach decision
- read
- reason
- redetermine
- referee
- rejudge
- resolve
- rule
- ruminate
- sanction
- schematize
- scheme
- secure
- select
- set
- settle
- shape
- show
- size up
- specify
- speculate
- square away
- state
- stipulate
- study
- suppose
- surmise
- take a stand
- tap
- think
- try
- umpire
- understand
- vote
- warrant
- weigh
- will
- wind up
- work out
- wrap up
Antonyms for decide
- abort
- abstain
- begin
- call
- call off
- commence
- confuse
- contest
- counter
- debate
- decline
- defer
- delay
- dispute
- drop
- equivocate
- grow
- halt
- hedge
- hesitate
- muddle
- muddy
- object
- oppose
- plant
- postpone
- procrastinate
- protest
- pussyfoot
- put off
- recall
- refuse
- reject
- repeal
- rescind
- resist
- revoke
- shilly-shally
- skirt
- stall
- start
- temporize
- turn down
- unsettle
- vacillate
- waffle
- wait
- waver
Meanings of decide
- verb
- To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
- To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
- To cause someone to come to a decision.
- To cut off; to separate.
Example Sentences
- You need to decide whether to accept the job offer or decline it.
- The committee will decide on the best candidate for the position.
- I can't decide what to eat for dinner tonight.
- The judge will decide the outcome of the case next week.
- It took her a long time to decide, but she finally made a choice.
On this page you'll find 204 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decide, such as: OK, abort, abstain, adjudge, adjudicate, affirm, agree.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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