Thesaurus: decisive

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1. a. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
2. a. Marked by promptness and decision.
3. adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome
4. adj. unmistakable
5. adj. characterized by decision and firmness
6. adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
7. 1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive. "A decisive, irrevocable doom." Bates. "Decisive campaign." Macaulay. "Decisive proof." Hallam. 2. Marked by promptness and decision. A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. J. Foster. Syn. -- Decided; positive; conclusive. See Decided. -- De*ci"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ci"sive*ness, n.
8. j:100 a. determining or having the power to determine an outcome s. unmistakable a. characterized by decision and firmness