Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
decision (noun)1.
a) the act or process of - deciding
b) a determination arrived at after consideration - conclusion make a decision
2.
a report of a conclusion - a 5-page decision
3.
promptness and firmness in deciding - determination acting with decision
4.
a) - win , specifically a victory in boxing on points - decided a unanimous decision
b) a win or loss officially credited to a pitcher in baseball - has five wins in eight decisions
transitive verb
to win a decision over (a boxing opponent)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
decision (noun)1.
a position arrived at after consideration
SYNONIMS:
award, call, conclusion, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgment ( judgement), opinion, resolution, verdictRELATED WORDS:
behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, instruction, mandate, order, word; last word, say-so; adjudication, disposition, doom, finding, ruling, sentence; choice, option, selection; consensus; belief, conviction, eye, feeling, mind, notion, persuasion, sentiment, viewNEAR ANTONYMS:
deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie2.
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose
SYNONIMS:
decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determinedness, firmness, granite, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, stick-to-itivenessRELATED WORDS:
doggedness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, stubbornness, tenaciousness, tenacity; certainty, certitude, confidence, sureness; alacrity, eagerness, gameness, readiness; backbone, fortitude, grit, iron, pluck, sandNEAR ANTONYMS:
doubt, incertitude, indetermination, uncertainty; aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingness