decides

VERB

make a determination; settle an issue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agree choose conclude determine elect end establish resolve rule select set vote

STRONG

adjudge adjudicate award cinch clinch conjecture decree figure gather guess judge mediate opt pick poll purpose surmise tap will

WEAK

arrive at conclusion call shots cast the die come to agreement come to conclusion come to decision commit oneself draw a conclusion fix upon form opinion go down line have final word make a decision make up mind reach decision take a stand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence refuse start unsettle waver

STRONG

grow plant

WEAK

defer delay hesitate postpone procrastinate put off wait

Example Sentences

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decides

Last year, Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre explained to Trump it was an independent committee based in Norway, not the Norwegian government, which decides who will receive the prize.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Countries around the world are unlikely to reverse their new forced-labor-related policy moves regardless of what the U.S. court decides, said Richard Mojica, head of the customs-and-import-trade practice at the law firm Miller & Chevalier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

If your doctor decides that you could have been exposed to rabies, treatment may include a series of rabies vaccination shots, which will prevent rabies symptoms, illness and death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

To start with a point of order, it is Formula 1 that decides the calendar - as in, the commercial rights holder - not the FIA, the governing body.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They are undoubtedly watching, so he decides to walk around to the other side of the fence.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern