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determines

VERB

conclude, decide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

complete regulate resolve rule

STRONG

actuate arbitrate cinch clinch dispose drive end figure finish halt impel incline induce move opt ordain persuade predispose settle tap terminate

WEAK

call the shots fix upon nail down pin down take a decision ultimate wind up wrap up

Antonyms

STRONG

bear begin commence create discourage dissuade hinder initiate prevent repress start stop suppress

WEAK

doubt hesitate miss overlook waver

VERB

discover, find out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascertain check demonstrate detect establish figure out learn see tell verify work out

STRONG

certify divine figure hear tumble unearth

WEAK

add up to boil down to catch on have a hunch make out size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse disprove invalidate miss overlook

WEAK

begin doubt hesitate start waver

VERB

choose, decide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elect establish fix resolve

STRONG

destine doom fate finger foreordain predestine predetermine preform preordain purpose settle

WEAK

make up mind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy ignore unsettle

WEAK

begin doubt hesitate miss overlook start waver

VERB

dictate, govern, regulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect control decide impose influence limit measure rule shape

STRONG

bound circumscribe command condition delimit devise direct impel incline induce invent lead manage modify plot

WEAK

mark off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

let go

STRONG

follow mismanage neglect

WEAK

begin doubt hesitate miss overlook start waver

Example Sentences

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It determines the gravitational force between any two objects, whether that involves planets, people, or laboratory weights.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

X's second commitment is to withhold UK access to accounts reported for posting UK illegal terrorist content, if it determines they are operated by, or on behalf of, a terrorist organisation proscribed in the UK.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In those cases, engineers set a confidence threshold, a level of certainty that determines when the system should trigger an alert about a possible threat.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Basically, it determines who is allowed to take out a policy on someone’s life.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Rank determines whom it can associate with and how; where and when it can eat; where it can rest; where it can drink; and so on.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel