adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of determine form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Decided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.

   "I'm determined to get a good grade on my exam."

Adjective

1. 1
   strongly motivated to succeed wordnet
2. 2
   having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation wordnet
3. 3
   characterized by great determination wordnet
4. 4
   determined or decided upon as by an authority wordnet
5. 5
   devoting full strength and concentrated attention to wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

ascertainedresolutestubbornstaunchstrenuousactual

Antonyms

All antonyms

faintheartedwill-lessundetermined

Example

More examples

"Our lives are determined by our environment."

Related phrases

self-determined

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