decision
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of making up your mind about something
the burden of decision was his
Types & categories
- selection hypernym
- appointment hyponym
- call hyponym
- move hyponym
- casting lots hyponym
- resolution hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
a decision unfavorable to the opposition
Types & categories
- judgment hypernym
- predetermination hyponym
Related & opposite
- decide derivation
- set derivation
- square off derivation
Sense 3 noun
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred
had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent
Types & categories
- final result hypernym
- split decision hyponym
Related & opposite
- boxing domain topic
Sense 4 noun
the outcome of a game or contest
the team dropped three decisions in a row
Types & categories
- final result hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose
a man of unusual decisiveness
Types & categories
- resoluteness hypernym
Related & opposite
- indecisiveness antonym
- decisive derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reason |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decide |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | set |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | square off |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | find out |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | resolve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | selection |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | appointment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | call |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | move |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | casting lots |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | resolution |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | decide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | set |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | square off |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | judgment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | predetermination |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | boxing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | final result |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | split decision |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | final result |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | indecisiveness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | decisive |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | resoluteness |