deciding — index critical (crucial), crucial, determinative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deciding — [adj] determining chief, conclusive, critical, crucial, decisive, important, influential, key, necessary, prime, principal, significant; concepts 546,568 Ant. inconclusive, insignificant, secondary, trivial, uncritical, unimportant … New thesaurus
deciding — decidingly, adv. /di suy ding/, adj. that settles a question or dispute or leads to a final decision; determining; decisive: the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not. [1650 60; DECIDE +… … Universalium
deciding — de|cid|ing [ dı saıdıŋ ] adjective usually before noun producing the final result of a situation or event: In the end, money will be the deciding factor. I had the deciding vote … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deciding — UK [dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ] / US adjective [usually before noun] producing the final result of a situation or event In the end, money will be the deciding factor. I had the deciding vote … English dictionary
deciding — I noun the cognitive process of reaching a decision a good executive must be good at decision making • Syn: ↑decision making • Derivationally related forms: ↑decide • Hypernyms: ↑higher cognitive p … Useful english dictionary
deciding — adjective Date: 1611 that decides ; decisive < drove in the deciding run > … New Collegiate Dictionary
deciding — adj. Deciding is used with these nouns: ↑factor … Collocations dictionary
deciding — adjective the deciding factor may be the size of your budget Syn: determining, decisive, conclusive, key, pivotal, crucial, critical, significant, major, chief, principal, prime See note at crucial … Thesaurus of popular words
deciding — de•cid•ing [[t]dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb settling a question or dispute; determining; decisive: the deciding vote[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60 de•cid′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
