Synonyms for decide
dɪˈsaɪdde·cide

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1. decideverb

   Synonyms:
   make up ones mind, determine, choose, pick

2. decideverb

   To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

   Synonyms:
   pick, determine, choose, make up ones mind

3. decideverb

   To make a judgment, especially after deliberation.

   Synonyms:
   make up ones mind, pick, determine, choose

4. decideverb

   To cause someone to come to a decision.

   Synonyms:
   pick, choose, determine, make up ones mind

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. 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, determine, define, mold, resolve, specify, make up one's mind, fix, find out, check, find, regulate, shape, limit

2. decide, settle, resolve, adjudicateverb

   bring to an end; settle conclusively

   "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"

   Synonyms:
   settle, judge, descend, make up, patch up, nail down, sink, settle down, go down, square off, answer, solve, subside, root, determine, purpose, steady down, go under, conclude, reconcile, fall, finalise, ensconce, dissolve, get back, adjudicate, conciliate, make up one's mind, square up, resolve, locate, break up, try, finalize, take root

3. decideverb

   cause to decide

   "This new development finally decided me!"

   Synonyms:
   make up one's mind, resolve, determine, settle, adjudicate

4. decideverb

   influence or determine

   "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

   Synonyms:
   make up one's mind, resolve, determine, settle, adjudicate

Matched Categories

1. • Determine
   • End
   • Induce

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1. decideverb

   Synonyms:
   settle, conclude, terminate, end

2. decideverb

   Synonyms:
   determine, conclude, come to a conclusion, give a decision

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1. decideverb

   Synonyms:
   determine, settle, conclude, resolve

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1. List of paraphrases for "decide":

   deciding, determine, decides, choose, decided, decision, determining, decisions, opt, resolve, adjudicate, identify

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1. Oliver Yaros:

   If the courts decide that the standard contractual clauses cannot be relied upon and that the transfers of personal data which they facilitate must be halted, the effect on international business would be catastrophic.

2. Ron Johnson:

   I'll continue to make the case that the most reasonable position at this point in time in history, the best course of action on something so incredibly important is to let the American people decide.

3. Yoshiro Mori:

   We need to swiftly decide on the new date.

4. Derrick Wyatt:

   In law, the UK could change its mind before withdrawal from the EU and decide to stay in after all.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I am not going to second guess (President Barack Obama) because I was in a position to set this in motion, i want to wait and see what he and Secretary Kerry decide.