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decided

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/
verb

  1. To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle

    "Her last-minute goal decided the game."

  2. To make a judgment, especially after deliberation

    "I have decided that it is healthier to walk to work."

  3. To cause someone to come to a decision

Synonymschoose, determine, make up one's mind, pick
adjective

  1. Determined; resolute

    "A woman of decided opinions"

  2. Clear; unmistakable

    "There was a decided ugliness to the patch of waste ground."

Antonymsundecided

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