decided — OET

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 round—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.

decided Oxford Dictionary of English