adjadj.alldetermining or having the power to determine an outcomeExamples:- cast the decisive vote
- two factors had a decisive influence
Antonyms:indecisive
Derivationally Related Form:decisivenessdecide
Inherited Hypernyms:decisive
Similar to:deciding determinant determinative determining fatal fateful peremptory
See also:conclusive crucial important
adj satadj.allunmistakableExamples:- had a decisive lead in the polls
Antonyms:indefinite
Derivationally Related Form:decisiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:decisive
Similar to:definite
adjadj.allcharacterized by decision and firmnessExamples:- an able and decisive young woman
- we needed decisive leadership
- she gave him a decisive answer
Antonyms:indecisive
Derivationally Related Form:decisivenessdecide
Inherited Hypernyms:decisive
Similar to:resolute unhesitating
See also:resolute
adj satadj.allforming or having the nature of a turning point or crisisSynset:critical
Examples:- a critical point in the campaign
- the critical test
Antonyms:noncrucial
Derivationally Related Form:crisisdecisivenesscriticalness
Inherited Hypernyms:critical
Similar to:crucial important