Synonyms for decision
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A choice or judgement.
It's a tough decision, but I'll take vanilla.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- decisions → conclusions, determinations, judgments, verdicts…
Example sentences
- conclusion We came to the conclusion that we should help him.
- judgment Yanni is going to face God on the Day of Judgment.
- determination One day, all that pain turned into determination.
- verdict No matter what you think, the verdict wasn't just.
- arbitration With arbitration, judgement is usually passed in six months' time.
- decisiveness Don't underestimate her decisiveness!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| decision | steady | |
| conclusion | falling | |
| judgment | falling | |
| determination | falling | |
| verdict | falling | |
| arbitration | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- will1, idea3, mind1, view1
- 5 letters
- award2
- 6 letters
- result2, choice1, decree2
- 7 letters
- opinion3, verdict2
- 8 letters
- sentence2, judgment2, firmness2
- 9 letters
- judgement2, deduction3, inference3
- 10 letters
- resolution4, settlement3, conclusion3
- 11 letters
- arbitration4
- 12 letters
- decisiveness4
- 13 letters
- determination5, steadfastness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idea3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- décision
- Italiano
- decisione
- Español
- decisión
- Deutsch
- Entscheidung
- Català
- decisió