decisive
adjective
[ dɪˈsʌɪsɪv ]
• settling an issue; producing a definite result.
• "the archers played a decisive part in the victory"
Similar:
deciding,
conclusive,
determining,
final,
settling,
key,
pivotal,
critical,
crucial,
momentous,
significant,
influential,
important,
major,
chief,
principal,
prime,
paramount,
• having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
• "she had an image of being tough and decisive"
Similar:
resolute,
firm,
strong-minded,
strong-willed,
determined,
dogged,
purposeful,
forceful,
emphatic,
dead set,
unhesitating,
unwavering,
unswerving,
unfaltering,
unyielding,
unbending,
inflexible,
unmalleable,
unshakeable,
unrelenting,
obdurate,
obstinate,
stubborn,
intransigent,
rock-ribbed,
indurate,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French décisif, -ive, from medieval Latin decisivus, from decis- ‘determined’, from the verb decidere (see decide).
