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- DictionaryDe·ci·sive/dəˈsīsiv/
adjective
- 1. settling an issue; producing a definite result: "the Supreme Court voided the statute by a decisive 7–2 vote"
The meaning of DECISIVE is having the power or quality of deciding. How to use decisive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decisive.
DECISIVE definition: 1. able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality: 2. strongly affecting…. Learn more.
Decisive definition: having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important. See examples of DECISIVE used in a sentence.
making choices quickly and surely, without having any doubts: In an emergency, decisive action is called for. Decisive also means without doubt or question, and of the greatest importance: DNA test results were decisive in proving his innocence.
If you make decisions quickly, you are someone who is decisive. A decisive event can settle something, like a war. People who are wishy-washy are the opposite of decisive: being decisive means you don't waffle or take forever to make up your mind, and then you stick by what you decided.
able to decide something quickly and with confidence. The government must take decisive action on gun control. Definition of decisive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Settling a matter or conflict; conclusive: the decisive battle in the war; the decisive piece of evidence in the lawsuit. 2. Characterized by or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and firmly; resolute: a decisive leader. de·ci′sive·ly adv. de·ci′sive·ness n.
