Dictionary entry details
• DECISION (noun)
Meaning:
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
decision; conclusion; determination
Context examples:
a decision unfavorable to the opposition / his conclusion took the evidence into account / satisfied with the panel's determination
Hypernyms ("decision" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decision"):
predeterminaation (a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something)
Meaning:
The act of making up your mind about something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
decision; determination; conclusion
Context examples:
the burden of decision was his / he drew his conclusions quickly
Hypernyms ("decision" is a kind of...):
choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decision"):
appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)
move (the act of deciding to do something)
casting lots; drawing lots; sortition (making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn)
resolution (a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner)
Meaning:
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent
Hypernyms ("decision" is a kind of...):
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)
Domain category:
boxing; fisticuffs; pugilism (fighting with the fists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decision"):
split decision (a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous)
Meaning:
The outcome of a game or contest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
the team dropped three decisions in a row
Hypernyms ("decision" is a kind of...):
final result; outcome; result; resultant; termination (something that results)
Meaning:
The trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
decisiveness; decision
Context example:
a man of unusual decisiveness
Hypernyms ("decision" is a kind of...):
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)
Antonym:
indecision (the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose)
