decides

The word “decides” has 2 syllables: de-cides

It's pronounced as /dɪˈsaɪdz/

What is synonym and antonym for decides?

In the thesaurus, “decides” has 180 synonyms and 53 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for decides along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for decides

adjudge
adjudges
adjudicate
adjudicates
affirms
agree
approves
arbitrates
arranges
arrive at conclusion
ascertains
assumes
assures
authorizes
award
bargains
blueprints
calculates
call shots
cast the die
chaffers
charts
chews over
choose
chooses
cinch
clarifies
clears
clinch
clinches
closes
cogitates
come to agreement
come to conclusion
come to decision
commit oneself
completes
concerts
conclude
concludes
confirms
conjecture
conjectures
considers
construes
contemplates
contracts
culls
deals
debates
decree
decrees
deduces
deems
defines
deliberates
demonstrates
derives
designs
determine
determines
dickers
disposes of
drafts
draw a conclusion
draws a conclusion
elect
elects
end
ends
ensures
entertains
establish
establishes
extrapolates
figure
figures
finalizes
finds
finds out
finishes
fix upon
fixes
form opinion
frames
gather
gathers
go down line
guess
guesses
haggles
hammers out
handpicks
have final word
hears
horse-trades
illuminates
infers
insures
interprets
intrigues
judge
judges
lays out
make a decision
make up mind
makes out
maneuvers
mediate
mediates
meditates
moderates
nails
names
negotiates
okays
oks
opt
opts
philosophizes
pick
picks
plans
pledges
poll
ponders
prefers
programmes
programs
promises
prosecutes
proves
purpose
questions
rationalizes
reach decision
reads
reasons
redetermines
referees
rejudges
resolve
resolves
rule
rules
ruminates
sanctions
schematizes
schemes
secures
select
selects
set
sets
settles
shapes
shows
sizes up
specifies
speculates
squares away
states
stipulates
studies
supposes
surmise
surmises
take a stand
tap
thinks
tries
umpires
understands
vote
warrants
weighs
will
winds up
works out
wraps up

Antonyms for decides

aborts
abstains
begin
calls
calls off
commence
confuses
contests
counters
debates
declines
defer
delay
delays
disputes
drops
equivocates
grow
halts
hedges
hesitate
hesitates
muddies
muddles
objects
opposes
plant
postpone
procrastinate
protests
pussyfoots
put off
recalls
refuse
refuses
rejects
repeals
rescinds
resists
revokes
shilly-shallies
skirts
stalls
start
temporizes
turns down
unsettle
unsettles
vacillates
waffles
wait
waver
wavers

Meanings of decides

verb
1. To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
2. To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
3. To cause someone to come to a decision.
4. To cut off; to separate.

Example Sentences

She always decides what movie we watch on Friday nights.
The coach decides who starts in the game based on performance.
He quickly decides whether a book is worth reading.
The court decides the outcome based on the evidence.
If no one decides soon, we’ll miss our reservation.

On this page you'll find 233 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to decides, such as: aborts, abstains, adjudge, adjudges, adjudicate, adjudicates, affirms.

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