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critical (crucial), crucial, determinative
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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 — Decide De*cide , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[=i]dere; de + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d[ e]cider. Cf. {Decision}.] 1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Our seat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
