determined

adjective

de·ter·mined di-ˈtər-mənd How to pronounce determined (audio)

dē-

: having reached a decision : firmly resolved

was determined to become a pilot

is determined not to let it happen again

: showing determination

a determined effort

: characterized by determination

… will deter all but the most determined thief.

Security World

determinedly

di-ˈtər-mənd-lē How to pronounce determined (audio)

-mə-nəd-lē

dē-

adverb

determinedness

di-ˈtər-mənd-nəs How to pronounce determined (audio)

dē-

noun

Example Sentences

We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes. his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken

Recent Examples on the Web ABC News reports the determined mother took classes on her own to learn how to use the Internet and social media to track people online.

Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Rock, who co-owns Bluegrass Distillers with fellow Kentuckian Ben Franzini, leads a small but determined team at the 4,000-square-foot distillery in Lexington.

courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 There, testers used a pre-determined methodology to rank each pick based on six categories: setup, design, ease of use, portability, durability, and value.

Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 The coin flip before overtime determined which team would get the ball.

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 That dispiriting defeat, after 20 years of hard fighting against a determined enemy, no doubt contributes to the malaise driving soldiers to drug themselves with opioids and other toxic narcotics.

Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Always in a hurry, with a serious, determined expression, this leader, who introduced glasnost and perestroika and helped engineer a peaceful end to the Cold War, was hard to catch for even a brief interview.

Michael Nakoryakov, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Medicaid reimbursement means providers receive a pre-determined fee when Medicaid-eligible residents use particular services.

jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2022 The team had already pre-determined that every other unused reliever would rest Tuesday.

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

determined 1 of 2

adjective

as in resolute

fully committed to achieving a goal his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

resolute
intent
resolved
decisive
confident
bound
set
positive
firm
adamant
out
purposeful
single-minded
serious
sure
hardened
do-or-die
bent (on or upon)
willful
persistent
hell-bent (on or upon)
certain
stubborn
earnest
on one's mettle
tenacious
vehement
unwavering
steady
unfaltering
headstrong
dogged
hardheaded
pigheaded
unswerving
implacable
bitter
cocksure
unhesitating
hard
uncompromising
obdurate
unyielding
mulish
unbending
immovable
unrelenting
rigid
inflexible
adamantine
pertinacious
wilful
perverse
self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

undetermined
hesitant
unresolved
uncertain
faltering
doubtful
unsure
indecisive
unconvinced
irresolute
suspicious
skeptical
undecided
reluctant
unsettled
dubious
distrustful
vacillating
mistrustful
wavering
loath
weak-kneed
disinclined
indisposed
loth
loathe

as in relentless

showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose a determined effort to finish first in the race

Synonyms & Similar Words

relentless
grim
persistent
dogged
ruthless
stubborn
implacable
unyielding
unflinching
hard
tenacious
willful
unappeasable
unrelenting
persevering
hardheaded
headstrong
pigheaded
merciless
opinionated
obdurate
uncooperative
mulish
intractable
peevish
unforgiving
pertinacious
wilful
self-willed
perverse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

yielding
softening
weak
impotent
complaisant
invertebrate
slack
pliable
spineless
slackening
pliant
obliging

determined

2 of 2

verb

past tense of determine

as in decided

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) a three-member panel will determine the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

decided
settled
judged
adjudged
resolved
considered
adjudicated
arbitrated
prosecuted
weighed
deemed
concluded
heard
refereed
pondered
deliberated
tried
ruled (on)
umpired
negotiated
mediated
moderated
redetermined
rejudged
sized up
found (for or against)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hedged
equivocated
skirted
pussyfooted

as in figured

to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration trying to determine which direction we were facing

Synonyms & Similar Words

decided
figured
chose
opted
resolved
found
concluded
selected
ruled
decreed
named
settled (on or upon)
picked
elected
adjudged
preferred
culled
adjudicated
handpicked
judged
studied
considered
contemplated
arbitrated
deliberated
pondered
weighed
debated
ruminated
entertained
questioned
refereed
meditated
chewed over
cogitated
ruled (on)
mulled (over)
umpired
singled (out)
thought (about or over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

refused
rejected
declined
hesitated
halted
temporized
delayed
abstained
stalled
vacillated
turned down
wavered
waffled
shilly-shallied

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

Synonyms & Similar Words

found
learned
discovered
located
ascertained
detected
got
dug up
dug out
found out
descried
rummaged
scared up
ran down
turned up
nosed out
sought
spotted
tracked (down)
sighted
hit (on or upon)
scouted (up)
hunted (down or up)
rooted (out)
dredged (up)
espied
ferreted (out)
routed (out)
looked for
searched (for or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

missed
overlooked
passed over
lost
misplaced
mislaid
mis-set
misset

as in concluded

to come to an end your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here

Synonyms & Similar Words

concluded
stopped
ceased
halted
ended
expired
passed
terminated
went
died
finished
broke off
lapsed
closed
stalled
discontinued
elapsed
let up
left off
broke up
quit
wound up
paused
stayed
quitted
suspended
winked (out)
dead-ended
winded up
bit the dust
knocked off
laid off (of)
cut out
abated
broke down
refrained (from)
gave over
conked (out)
desisted (from)
packed (up or in)
petered (out)
wound down
winded down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

continued
persisted
hung on
extended
prolonged
protracted
drew out

as in settled

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute your choice of college could determine the rest of your life

Synonyms & Similar Words

decided
settled
defined
clarified
proved
clinched
established
assured
demonstrated
affirmed
ensured
nailed
specified
showed
stipulated
stated
secured
insured
concluded
illuminated
ended
finished
nailed (down)
cleared (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

confused
unsettled
muddled
muddied

单词	determined
释义	determined adjective de·ter·mined di-ˈtər-mənd dē- 1 : having reached a decision : firmly resolved was determined to become a pilot is determined not to let it happen again 2 a : showing determination a determined effort b : characterized by determination … will deter all but the most determined thief. Security World determinedly di-ˈtər-mənd-lē -mə-nəd-lē dē- adverb determinedness di-ˈtər-mənd-nəs dē- noun Synonyms bent (on or upon) bound decisive do-or-die firm hell-bent (on or upon) intent out purposeful resolute resolved set single-minded See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes. his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken Recent Examples on the Web ABC News reports the determined mother took classes on her own to learn how to use the Internet and social media to track people online. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Rock, who co-owns Bluegrass Distillers with fellow Kentuckian Ben Franzini, leads a small but determined team at the 4,000-square-foot distillery in Lexington. courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022 There, testers used a pre-determined methodology to rank each pick based on six categories: setup, design, ease of use, portability, durability, and value. Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 The coin flip before overtime determined which team would get the ball. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 That dispiriting defeat, after 20 years of hard fighting against a determined enemy, no doubt contributes to the malaise driving soldiers to drug themselves with opioids and other toxic narcotics. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Always in a hurry, with a serious, determined expression, this leader, who introduced glasnost and perestroika and helped engineer a peaceful end to the Cold War, was hard to catch for even a brief interview. Michael Nakoryakov, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 Medicaid reimbursement means providers receive a pre-determined fee when Medicaid-eligible residents use particular services. jsonline.com, 1 Sep. 2022 The team had already pre-determined that every other unused reliever would rest Tuesday. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see determine First Known Use 1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing determined bound and determined self-determined bound and determined self-determined Kids Definition determined adjective de·ter·mined di-ˈtər-mənd 1 : free from doubt about doing something He was determined to make it home. 2 : not weak or uncertain : firm She's making a determined effort. determined 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in resolute fully committed to achieving a goal his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance resolute intent resolved decisive confident bound set positive firm adamant out purposeful single-minded serious sure hardened do-or-die bent (on or upon) willful persistent hell-bent (on or upon) certain stubborn earnest on one's mettle tenacious vehement unwavering steady unfaltering headstrong dogged hardheaded pigheaded unswerving implacable bitter cocksure unhesitating hard uncompromising obdurate unyielding mulish unbending immovable unrelenting rigid inflexible adamantine pertinacious wilful perverse self-willed Antonyms & Near Antonyms undetermined hesitant unresolved uncertain faltering doubtful unsure indecisive unconvinced irresolute suspicious skeptical undecided reluctant unsettled dubious distrustful vacillating mistrustful wavering loath weak-kneed disinclined indisposed loth loathe See More 2 as in relentless showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose a determined effort to finish first in the race Synonyms & Similar Words relentless grim persistent dogged ruthless stubborn implacable unyielding unflinching hard tenacious willful unappeasable unrelenting persevering hardheaded headstrong pigheaded merciless opinionated obdurate uncooperative mulish intractable peevish unforgiving pertinacious wilful self-willed perverse Antonyms & Near Antonyms yielding softening weak impotent complaisant invertebrate slack pliable spineless slackening pliant obliging See More determined 2 of 2 verb past tense of determine 1 as in decided to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) a three-member panel will determine the case Synonyms & Similar Words decided settled judged adjudged resolved considered adjudicated arbitrated prosecuted weighed deemed concluded heard refereed pondered deliberated tried ruled (on) umpired negotiated mediated moderated redetermined rejudged sized up found (for or against) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hedged equivocated skirted pussyfooted 2 as in figured to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration trying to determine which direction we were facing Synonyms & Similar Words decided figured chose opted resolved found concluded selected ruled decreed named settled (on or upon) picked elected adjudged preferred culled adjudicated handpicked judged studied considered contemplated arbitrated deliberated pondered weighed debated ruminated entertained questioned refereed meditated chewed over cogitated ruled (on) mulled (over) umpired singled (out) thought (about or over) Antonyms & Near Antonyms refused rejected declined hesitated halted temporized delayed abstained stalled vacillated turned down wavered waffled shilly-shallied See More 3 as in found to come upon after searching, study, or effort we failed to determine the answer to the riddle Synonyms & Similar Words found learned discovered located ascertained detected got dug up dug out found out descried rummaged scared up ran down turned up nosed out sought spotted tracked (down) sighted hit (on or upon) scouted (up) hunted (down or up) rooted (out) dredged (up) espied ferreted (out) routed (out) looked for searched (for or out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms missed overlooked passed over lost misplaced mislaid mis-set misset See More 4 as in concluded to come to an end your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here Synonyms & Similar Words concluded stopped ceased halted ended expired passed terminated went died finished broke off lapsed closed stalled discontinued elapsed let up left off broke up quit wound up paused stayed quitted suspended winked (out) dead-ended winded up bit the dust knocked off laid off (of) cut out abated broke down refrained (from) gave over conked (out) desisted (from) packed (up or in) petered (out) wound down winded down Antonyms & Near Antonyms continued persisted hung on extended prolonged protracted drew out See More 5 as in settled to make final, definite, or beyond dispute your choice of college could determine the rest of your life Synonyms & Similar Words decided settled defined clarified proved clinched established assured demonstrated affirmed ensured nailed specified showed stipulated stated secured insured concluded illuminated ended finished nailed (down) cleared (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms confused unsettled muddled muddied
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