'Decided' definitions:
Definition of 'decided'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" [syn: distinct, decided]
Definition of 'Decided'
From: GCIDE
- Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decided; p. pr. & vb. n. Deciding.] [L. dec[imac]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf. Decision.]
- 1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Our seat denies us traffic here; The sea, too near, decides us from the rest. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy, struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle. [1913 Webster]
- So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. --1 Kings xx. 40. [1913 Webster]
- The quarrel toucheth none but us alone; Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Decided'
From: GCIDE
- Decided \De*cid"ed\, a.
- 1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage. "A more decided taste for science." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose.
- Syn: Decided, Decisive.
- Usage: We call a thing decisive when it has the power or quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to leave no room for doubt; as, a decided preference, a decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is one about which there is no question; a decisive victory is one which ends the contest. Decisive is applied only to things; as, a decisive sentence, a decisive decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man as decided in his whole of conduct; and as having a decided disgust, or a decided reluctance, to certain measures. "A politic caution, a guarded circumspection, were among the ruling principles of our forefathers in their most decided conduct." --Burke. "The sentences of superior judges are final, decisive, and irrevocable." --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'decided'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- accented,
- accentuated,
- adamant,
- admitting no exception,
- affirmative,
- affirmatory,
- all bets off,
- all off,
- all over,
- all up,
- all-out,
- arrant,
- arrogant,
- ascertained,
- assertative,
- assertional,
- assertive,
- assured,
- at an end,
- attested,
- bent,
- bound,
- bound and determined,
- canceled,
- categorical,
- certain,
- certified,
- classical,
- clear,
- clear-cut,
- cocksure,
- committed,
- complete,
- concluded,
- conclusive,
- confident,
- consummate,
- convinced,
- crass,
- dead,
- decisive,
- declarative,
- declaratory,
- dedicated,
- definite,
- definitive,
- defunct,
- deleted,
- determinate,
- determined,
- devoted,
- done,
- done for,
- done with,
- downright,
- earnest,
- egregious,
- emphasized,
- emphatic,
- ended,
- entire,
- established,
- evident,
- explicit,
- express,
- expunged,
- extinct,
- final,
- fini,
- finished,
- firm,
- fixed,
- flagrant,
- flat,
- flat-out,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- glaring,
- global,
- gross,
- guaranteed,
- hubristic,
- implicit,
- in red letters,
- in the bag,
- inappealable,
- incontestable,
- incontrovertible,
- indisputable,
- intent,
- intolerable,
- irrefutable,
- italicized,
- kaput,
- made sure,
- marked,
- nailed down,
- obstinate,
- obvious,
- on ice,
- open-and-shut,
- out-and-out,
- outright,
- over,
- overconfident,
- oversure,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- perfect,
- perfected,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- persuaded,
- pointed,
- poised,
- pompous,
- positive,
- precious,
- predicational,
- predicative,
- profound,
- pronounced,
- proper,
- proud,
- proved,
- punctuated,
- purposeful,
- rank,
- reassured,
- regular,
- relentless,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- round,
- runaway,
- secure,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- self-important,
- self-reliant,
- serious,
- set,
- set at rest,
- settled,
- shattering,
- shocking,
- shot,
- sincere,
- single-minded,
- SOL,
- solid,
- stark,
- stark-staring,
- starred,
- stated,
- stony,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- stressed,
- superlative,
- sure,
- surpassing,
- tenacious,
- terminated,
- tested,
- the veriest,
- thorough,
- thoroughgoing,
- through,
- through with,
- total,
- tried,
- unafraid,
- unambiguous,
- unbearable,
- uncircumscribed,
- unconditional,
- unconditioned,
- unconscionable,
- undeniable,
- underlined,
- underscored,
- undisputed,
- undoubting,
- unequivocal,
- unfaltering,
- unhampered,
- unhesitating,
- unlimited,
- unmistakable,
- unmitigated,
- unqualified,
- unquestionable,
- unquestioned,
- unquestioning,
- unrelieved,
- unreserved,
- unrestricted,
- unspoiled,
- unswerving,
- unwaivable,
- unwavering,
- utter,
- warranted,
- washed up,
- whole,
- wholehearted,
- wiped out,
- without exception,
- without reserve,
- wound up,
- zapped