Synonyms for deciding
dɪˈsaɪ dɪŋde·cid·ing

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1. decision making, decidingadjective

   the cognitive process of reaching a decision

   "a good executive must be good at decision making"

   Synonyms:
   decision making

   Antonyms:
   indecisive

2. deciding(a), determinant, determinative, determining(a)adjective

   having the power or quality of deciding

   "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"

   Antonyms:
   indecisive

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1. popular sovereignty

   allowing people to decide

   Submitted by rinat on August 26, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "deciding":

   decide, decided, determining, determine, decisive, decisions

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How to use deciding in a sentence?

1. Richard Rakotovao:

   We could go up on strike, but we have to be careful before deciding to move in this direction.

2. Kristen Clarke:

   I think this is one of the most important decisions that Joe Biden will have to make finding the right attorney general, who can restore a commitment to equal justice under law for all, who can make protection of racial justice and civil rights a top priority. These are incredibly important principles and values of the country needs right now in its next attorney general, so I'm glad that the next administration isn't racing to announce a decision and being really thoughtful and careful in deciding who they put forth for this important position.

3. Kim Jong-un Rogers:

   You don't want the FBI and you don't want the NSA unilaterally deciding, 'so, what are we going to access and what are we not going to access?' That shouldn't be for us.

4. Mark Zuckerberg:

   When we were deciding whether to go to end-to-end encryption across the different apps, this was one of the things that just weighed the most heavily on me.

5. Samuel Indyk:

   Fears of an increased regulatory clampdown on the company might have seen Alphabet tread more carefully when deciding what to do with their cash pile.