Decision definition

Decision as a noun

1. the act of making up your mind about something

   "the burden of decision was his"

   Same sense: conclusion, determination

2. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

   "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"

   Same sense: conclusion, determination

3. (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred

   "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"

4. the outcome of a game or contest

   "the team dropped three decisions in a row"

5. the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose

   Same sense: decisiveness

Synonyms and antonyms

• conclusion
• determination
• decisiveness

Opposite: indecision.

How to say decision

Decision has 3 syllables and rhymes with division. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with decision

• division
• television
• vision
• provision
• precision
• collision
• supervision
• revision
• subdivision
• circumcision
• envision
• incision

DECISION in word games

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

13

Anagrams

0

Is DECISION a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check DECISION in the word checker, or unscramble DECISION to see the shorter words in its letters.