How do you pronounce "deciding"?

Pronounced //dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ//.

Deciding

Q: What is a synonym for "deciding"?

Common synonyms include: conclusion, crucial, decision making, decision making, determinant, determinative.

//dɪˈsaɪ.dɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The act of making a decision. uncountable, usually
"She saw to my meals; but the what and the when and the how of our eating was always controlled by her own decidings."
2
the cognitive process of reaching a decision wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of decide form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Resulting, having resulted, or having the potential to result in a decision or conclusion.
"The cost turned out to be the deciding factor in our final choice."

Adjective

1
having the power or quality of deciding wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

conclusion crucial decision making decision making determinant determinative

Example

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"The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth."

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