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[ dih-sahy-did ] / dɪˈsaɪ dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decided ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivein no way uncertain or ambiguous; unquestionable; unmistakable: a decided victory. free from hesitation or wavering; resolute; determined: a decided approach to a problem. Origin of decidedFirst recorded in 1780–90; decide + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR decided1 undeniable, indisputable, positive, certain, pronounced, definite, sure, indubitable. 2 resolved, unhesitating, unwavering. SEE SYNONYMS FOR decided ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR decidedSEE ANTONYMS FOR decided ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM decidedde·cid·ed·ly, adverbde·cid·ed·ness, nounpre·de·cid·ed, adjectivewell-de·cid·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decidedThat is decidedly not to say that politics and economics are irrelevant. No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST One green-eyed man, nicknamed “Cai the Roman,” became an instant celebrity due to his decidedly Roman physical characteristics. The Chinese Town Descended From Romans?|Nina Strochlic|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST But for Carter, this is a capstone to a career spent in the decidedly unsexy corridors of Pentagon power. Ashton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It can be bad enough to have your clothes described in the decidedly unsexy way as “plus-size.” Let’s Get Rid of ‘Plus-Size’ for Good|Emily Shire|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Outside the United States and Western Europe, however, the picture is decidedly mixed. It Gets Better—but Mostly if You Live in a Rich, Democratic Country|Jay Michaelson|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The hot-water-drinking regimen in itself has a decidedly beneficial effect upon the stomach and intestines. Vitality Supreme|Bernarr Macfadden However, I have observed luminous phenomena which were decidedly objective. Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell I wont be at home to-morrow, she said decidedly, and if I were conscious of wounds Id keep at a good distance from you, Camelia. The Confounding of Camelia|Anne Douglas Sedgwick The water in this channel was of a clear green colour, and decidedly salt. Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2|John Franklin The shape of the individual sporangium is quite uniformly clavate or obovate, decidedly truncate above. The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
British Dictionary definitions for decided
adjective (prenominal)unmistakablea decided improvement determined; resolutea girl of decided character Derived forms of decideddecidedly, adverbdecidedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decidedpronounced, sure, distinct, determined, settled, resolved, certain, established, assured, fated, clear, express, predetermined, destined, clear-cut, cinched, nailed, prearranged, clinched, firm |