Synonyms for determine
dɪˈtɜr mɪnde·ter·mine

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1. determine

   Synonyms:
   assure, calculate, demonstrate, establish, insure, make sure, prove, settle, warrant

   Antonyms:
   augur, betoken, bode, divine, forebode, foretell, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. determine, find, find out, ascertainverb

   establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

   "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

   Synonyms:
   influence, detect, recover, settle, ensure, square up, find oneself, hear, shape, get, get hold, fix, find, retrieve, get word, square off, rule, notice, regulate, see, find out, get wind, come up, define, specify, line up, assure, control, encounter, happen, watch, receive, feel, incur, mold, observe, get a line, see to it, make up one's mind, witness, decide, catch out, pick up, ascertain, obtain, bump, limit, set, learn, regain, chance, discover, insure, check

2. determine, shape, mold, influence, regulateverb

   shape or influence; give direction to

   "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

   Synonyms:
   mildew, settle, baffle, square up, work, shape, fix, find, square off, forge, modulate, regulate, see, find out, govern, cast, form, define, specify, mould, regularize, watch, regularise, mold, tempt, charm, make up one's mind, decide, ascertain, influence, limit, act upon, learn, set, model, order, check

3. determine, setverb

   fix conclusively or authoritatively

   "set the rules"

   Synonyms:
   settle, go under, square up, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, localize, congeal, fix, find, fructify, gear up, go down, square off, jell, make up one's mind, regulate, see, find out, coif, arrange, define, specify, position, lay, correct, countersink, coiffe, plant, coiffure, do, watch, lay out, mold, ready, set up, decide, shape, sic, ascertain, influence, limit, learn, set, typeset, adjust, rig, pose, localise, check

4. specify, set, determine, define, fix, limitverb

   decide upon or fix definitely

   "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

   Synonyms:
   specialise, particularise, localize, restore, make, gear up, fructify, doctor, sterilise, coiffure, cook, mend, delimitate, delimit, mold, peg down, put, fixate, regulate, do, unsex, posit, condition, place, learn, fix, countersink, arrange, make up one's mind, desexualise, set up, define, desexualize, pay back, lay, plant, coif, dress, ready, trammel, localise, ascertain, mark, circumscribe, go under, square up, check, specify, correct, secure, nail down, repair, delineate, particularize, set, position, decide, touch on, find out, see, sic, square off, limit, jell, restrict, prepare, destine, situate, coiffe, find, throttle, deposit, furbish up, get, pose, pin down, influence, typeset, rig, sterilize, qualify, bound, narrow, set apart, desex, narrow down, watch, go down, congeal, intend, assign, confine, fasten, pay off, bushel, stipulate, restrain, shape, settle, lay out, specialize, adjust, designate

5. decide, make up one's mind, determineverb

   reach, make, or come to a decision about something

   "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

   Synonyms:
   influence, square off, ascertain, adjudicate, see, set, watch, square up, settle, learn, define, mold, resolve, specify, make up one's mind, fix, find out, check, find, regulate, shape, limit, decide

6. determineverb

   fix in scope; fix the boundaries of

   "the tree determines the border of the property"

   Synonyms:
   influence, square off, ascertain, see, set, watch, square up, settle, learn, shape, define, mold, specify, make up one's mind, fix, find out, check, find, regulate, limit, decide

7. settle, square off, square up, determineverb

   settle conclusively; come to terms

   "We finally settled the argument"

   Synonyms:
   settle, descend, shape, make up, patch up, nail down, sink, find, square, settle down, go down, square off, subside, regulate, root, see, find out, steady down, go under, specify, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, watch, define, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, even up, make up one's mind, decide, square up, set, resolve, locate, influence, limit, ascertain, learn, finalize, fix, jog, take root, mold, check

8. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learnverb

   find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

   "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

   Synonyms:
   encounter, ensure, take, read, hold in, jibe, look out, look, experience, tick off, visualise, square up, watch, gibe, assure, image, hold, run across, moderate, look on, learn, checker, condition, check out, run into, discover, regulate, escort, keep an eye on, stop, examine, pick up, memorize, visit, hear, chequer, observe, fix, mold, consider, study, con, tally, come across, regard, define, get a line, suss out, instruct, get wind, check off, check over, take care, watch out, match, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mark, insure, attend, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, specify, interpret, meet, go out, witness, memorise, set, fancy, catch, decide, construe, find out, see, discipline, square off, limit, visualize, picture, find, catch out, go through, take in, correspond, curb, view, influence, project, watch over, fit, arrest, check into, follow, contain, get word, envision, larn, make up one's mind, retard, crack, turn back, go steady, figure, acquire, see to it, break, understand, delay, teach, reckon, shape, settle, tick, realise, agree, mark off

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1. determineverb

   Synonyms:
   settle, decide, adjust, conclude, end, fix

2. determineverb

   Synonyms:
   ascertain, certify, verify, find out, make out, fix upon

3. determineverb

   Synonyms:
   influence, lead, induce, give direction to

4. determineverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) bring to an end, put an end to, cause to terminate

5. determineverb

   Synonyms:
   conclude, decide, resolve

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1. List of paraphrases for "determine":

   determining, identify, decide, ascertain, establish, identifying, determination, assess, define, determined, determines, calculate, identification, set, evaluate, ascertaining, assessing, deciding, decided, verify, defining, déterminer, specify, establishing

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1. Nancy Messonnier:

   This is a new virus and the best timing and the right type of sample to determine if someone is infected with this new virus has not yet been determined.

2. Daniel Plotkin:

   It can be very difficult to determine.

3. Nancy Cook:

   That means it cannot determine cause and effect, the meta-analyses that the authors cite are also mainly based on observational data. On the other hand, large observational studies sometimes are able to detect effects in some groups or for more rare outcomes that trials are not empowered to see, so these studies are still valuable.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   I'm not in a position to determine what the government can do in a forceful way.

5. John Roth:

   We were unable to determine Mr. Mayorkas' motives for his actions.