decidingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ/us/dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ/C2 A deciding event or action is more important than the rest because the final result, decision, or choice is changed by it:
The environmental argument was a deciding factor.
The chairperson always has the deciding vote.
Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the match.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Decisions and deciding
- be make or break for sb/sth idiom
- be on the horns of a dilemma idiom
- clinch
- clincher
- come down on one side of the fence or the other idiom
- come to sth
- decider
- fight
- hammer sth out
- head
- it's a date idiom
- lot
- make or break sth idiom
- make up your mind idiom
- mind
- name
- name the day idiom
- plunge
- spin a coin idiom
- toss
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