Meaning & use
decisive
Able to make decisions quickly and confidently, without unnecessary hesitation or doubt.
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A good leader needs to be decisive, especially when time is short during a crisis.
She made a decisive choice to leave her job and start her own business.
A note on using this word
Decisive describes a person's manner of choosing; a related but distinct sense describes an outcome that settles a matter conclusively, as in a decisive victory.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Producing a definite and conclusive result that settles a contest or issue.
The team's decisive victory in the final match ended any doubt about the champion.
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