Dictionary entry details
• DETERMINATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of determining the properties of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
determination; finding
Hypernyms ("determination" is a kind of...):
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determination"):
designation; identification (the act of designating or identifying something)
redetermination (determining again)
rectification (determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve)
predetermination (the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
fix; localisation; localization; locating; location (a determination of the place where something is)
disproof; falsification; falsifying; refutal; refutation (the act of determining that something is false)
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
resolution; solving (finding a solution to a problem)
Meaning:
The quality of being determined to do or achieve something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
determination; purpose
Context examples:
his determination showed in his every movement / he is a man of purpose
Hypernyms ("determination" is a kind of...):
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve (the trait of being resolute)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determination"):
doggedness; perseverance; persistence; persistency; pertinacity; tenaciousness; tenacity (persistent determination)
indefatigability; indefatigableness; tirelessness (tireless determination)
diligence; industriousness; industry (persevering determination to perform a task)
Meaning:
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
conclusion; decision; determination
Context examples:
a decision unfavorable to the opposition / his conclusion took the evidence into account / satisfied with the panel's determination
Hypernyms ("determination" is a kind of...):
judgement; judgment; mind (an opinion formed by judging something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determination"):
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 ("determination" is a kind of...):
choice; option; pick; selection (the act of choosing or selecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "determination"):
resolution (a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner)
casting lots; drawing lots; sortition (making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn)
move (the act of deciding to do something)
call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)
appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)
