Meaning of decisive | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
2. Forceful, decisive, compelling.
3. Decided; definite; incontrovertible.
4. Marked by promptness and decision.

Equivalents

Examples

“decisive vote”

“decisive battle”

“In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive.”

“decisive victory”

“[F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]”

“decisive action”

“A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character.”

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