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decided
adjective de·cid·ed
: clear and definite : easy to notice
Full Definition of DECIDED
1
: unquestionable <a decided advantage>
2
: free from doubt or wavering <has decided ideas on politics>
— de·cid·ed·ly adverb
— de·cid·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of DECIDED
1790
Related to DECIDED
- Synonyms
- apparent, bald, bald-faced, barefaced, bright-line, broad, clear-cut, crystal clear, clear, distinct, evident, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, nonambiguous, obvious, open-and-shut, palpable, patent, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, ringing, straightforward, transparent, unambiguous, unambivalent, unequivocal, unmistakable
- Antonyms
- ambiguous, clouded, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, indistinct, mysterious, nonobvious, obfuscated, obscure, unapparent, unclarified, unclear, unclouded
DECIDEDNESS Defined for Kids
decided
adjective de·cid·ed \di-ˈsī-dəd\
Definition of DECIDED for Kids
1
: unmistakable <The older students had a decided advantage.>
2
: free from doubt <“That's enough about lessons,” the Gryphon interrupted in a very decided tone … — Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland>
— de·cid·ed·ly adverb <a decidedly French accent>
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