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de·cid·ing

 (dĭ-sī′dĭng)
adj.
Determining or able to determine an outcome: the deciding factor; the deciding vote.
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deciding

(dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ)
adj
powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
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de•cid•ing

(dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋ)

adj.
settling a question or dispute; determining; decisive: the deciding vote.
[1650–60]
de•cid′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.deciding - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
decision making
officiating, officiation, refereeing, umpirage - the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
higher cognitive process - cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
determination - deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"
eclectic method, eclecticism - making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style
groupthink - decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)
closure, resolution, settlement - something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
judging, judgement, judgment - the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround, reversal - a decision to reverse an earlier decision
choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
cull, reject - the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
alternative, option, choice - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
Adj.1.deciding - having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
determinant, determinative, determining
decisive - determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
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deciding

adjective determining, chief, prime, significant, critical, crucial, principal, influential, decisive, conclusive Cost was the deciding factor in our final choice.
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deciding

adjective
Determining or having the power to determine an outcome:
conclusive, crucial, decisive, determinative.
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Translations

deciding

[dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ] ADJ → decisivo, determinante
the deciding factor → el factor decisivo or determinante
the deciding goal/point → el gol/punto decisivo
the deciding vote → el voto decisivo
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deciding

[dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ] adj [factor] → décisif/ive
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deciding

adj → entscheidend; factor also → ausschlaggebend; the deciding game → das Entscheidungsspiel
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deciding

[dɪˈsaɪdɪŋ] adj → decisivo/a
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