DECISIONS Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

decisions

noun

plural of decision

as in opinions

a position arrived at after consideration after much deliberation, we made a decision about what to have on our pizza

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Recent Examples of decisions Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 The measure works largely by imposing deadlines on state agencies and courts to issue decisions quickly. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026 The decisions come amid months of friction between Lee, Mayor Christina Fugazi and other council members over leadership, committee assignments and the conduct of city business. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Ginger shares some of Lee’s strangeness and impulsivity and is undeniably attracted to him for it, but she’s anchored in reality where Lee is not, constantly calling him out on all of his worst ideas and most clueless decisions. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 Other critics have described such a move as overriding the decisions made by judges and juries on behalf of victims and survivors. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 And 20 percent of respondents said concerns about tariffs are influencing their holiday spending decisions more than their initial financial plans. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 And some have said that decisions about data centers should be left to local officials. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 While some investors want hands-on guidance, others prefer to handle money decisions on their own. — Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,kelli Grant, Cfp®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The technology does not have opinions about its own existence.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of opinions

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Much of its work, particularly on national security matters, remains shielded from public view, but some of the office’s conclusions have emerged in often dense legal opinions.

— Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Given the inherent volatility and randomness of postseason baseball, trying to draw permanent or predictive conclusions from small sample size outcomes is ultimately pointless.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of conclusions

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Kang also points to the pairing of family drama with a mystery that keeps forcing audiences to rethink both the characters and their own verdicts.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The verdicts followed a month-long trial that included testimony about one victim pleading for his life before the killings.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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