Decisive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

determining or having the power to determine an outcome

unmistakable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsɪŋkɹˈʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈaɪsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈaɪsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsɪŋkɹˈʌst/.

Examples

cast the decisive vote
two factors had a decisive influence
had a decisive lead in the polls

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

critical

Antonyms

indecisive

Parts of Speech

adjective	determining or having the power to determine an outcome “cast the decisive vote”
adjective	unmistakable “had a decisive lead in the polls”
adjective	characterized by decision and firmness “an able and decisive young woman”
adjective	forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis “a critical point in the campaign”

Word Forms

decide	verb	influence or determine
decisiveness	noun	the quality of being final or definitely settled
crisis	noun	an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
criticalness	noun	a state of critical urgency

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entscheidend

ein Ergebnis bestimmen oder die Macht haben, es zu bestimmen

🇫🇷French

décisif

déterminer ou avoir le pouvoir de déterminer un résultat

🇪🇸Spanish

decisivo

determinar o tener el poder de determinar un resultado

🇮🇹Italian

decisivo

determinare o avere il potere di determinare un risultato

🇳🇱Dutch

besluitvol

het bepalen of hebben van de macht om een uitkomst te bepalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

decisivo

determinar ou ter o poder de determinar um resultado

🇷🇺Russian

решающий

определение или обладание полномочиями определять результат

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्णयक

किसी परिणाम को निर्धारित करने या निर्धारित करने की शक्ति होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সিদ্ধান্তমূলক

একটি ফলাফল নির্ধারণ করার ক্ষমতা নির্ধারণ করা বা থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்க்கமான

ஒரு முடிவை தீர்மானித்தல் அல்லது தீர்மானிக்கும் சக்தி கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ణయాత్మకమైన

ఫలితాన్ని నిర్ణయించే శక్తిని నిర్ణయించడం లేదా కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्णायक

निकाल निश्चित करणे किंवा निश्चित करण्याची शक्ती असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ણાયક

નક્કી કરવું અથવા પરિણામ નક્કી કરવાની શક્તિ હોવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ

ಫಲಿತಾಂಶವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർണായകമായ

ഒരു ഫലം നിർണ്ണയിക്കാൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർണ്ണയിക്കാനുള്ള അധികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فیصلہ کن

کسی نتیجے کا تعین کرنے یا اس کا تعین کرنے کی طاقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

决定性

决定或有能力决定结果

🇯🇵Japanese

決定的

結果を決定する、または決定する権限を持っていること

🇰🇷Korean

결정적인

결과를 결정하거나 결정할 힘을 갖는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quyết định

xác định hoặc có quyền quyết định một kết quả

🇹🇭Thai

เด็ดขาด

กำหนดหรือมีอำนาจกำหนดผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

penentu

menentukan atau mempunyai kekuasaan untuk menentukan suatu hasil

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagpasyahan

pagtukoy o pagkakaroon ng kapangyarihan upang matukoy ang isang resulta

🇲🇾Malay

penentu

menentukan atau mempunyai kuasa untuk menentukan sesuatu hasil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حاسم

تحديد أو امتلاك القدرة على تحديد النتيجة

🇮🇷Persian

تعیین کننده

تعیین یا داشتن قدرت تعیین یک نتیجه

🇹🇷Turkish

belirleyici

Bir sonucu belirleme veya belirleme yetkisine sahip olma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַכרִיעַ

קביעה או בעל הכוח לקבוע תוצאה

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