Synonyms for decide
Most common
determine settle choose make a decision adjudicate re-solve sever
Definitions
- v. 1
To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
Her last-minute goal decided the game.
- v. 2
To cut off; to separate.
- v. 3
To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.
You must decide between good and evil.
Related words
- Word family
- decidable decider decision decisive
- Phrases
- decide on decide upon
- Is a kind of
- sit in judgement
Forms
- Past participle
- decided
e.g. decided → determined, settled, choosed, willed…
Example sentences
- pick Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
- choose It won't make any difference whichever you choose.
- determine The doctors couldn't determine the cause of death.
- judge You can't judge their works by the same standards.
By length
- 3 letters
- fix1
- 4 letters
- will1, find1, pick1, rule1, cast1
- 5 letters
- close1, judge1, elect2, sever2
- 6 letters
- choose1, desire3, select2, settle2, sunder2
- 7 letters
- divorce2, adjudge2
- 8 letters
- conclude2
- 9 letters
- determine3, arbitrate3
- 10 letters
- adjudicate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elect2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- décider
- Italiano
- decidere
- Español
- decidir
- Deutsch
- beschließen
- Català
- decidir