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decided
adjective
1 public officials have a decided advantage in the matter:
distinct, clear, clear-cut, marked, pronounced, obvious, striking, noticeable, unmistakable, patent, manifest, express, definite, certain, positive, absolute, emphatic, categorical, unambiguous, undeniable, unequivocal, indisputable, undisputed, unquestionable, assured, guaranteed;
archaic sensible.
antonyms possible.
2 you could never talk him around—he was very decided:
determined, resolute, firm, strong-minded, strong-willed, dogged, purposeful, forceful, emphatic, dead set, unhesitating, unwavering, unswerving, unfaltering, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, unmalleable, unshakeable, unrelenting, obdurate, obstinate, stubborn, intransigent;
North American rock-ribbed;
rare indurate.
antonyms indecisive.
3 the future of the tribe is decided:
settled, established, resolved, determined, worked out, concluded, clinched, agreed, designated, allotted, chosen, ordained, prescribed, decreed;
set, fixed, concrete, set in stone;
informal sewn up, wrapped up.
antonyms undecided.