1. the act of determining the properties of something
2. the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
3. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
4. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel''s determination"

Similar Words: finding, decision, conclusion, purpose

 

Hyponyms: designation, identification, resolution, solving, validation, proof, substantiation, falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, localization, localisation, location, locating, fix, predetermination, rectification, redetermination, appointment, assignment, naming, call, move, casting lots, drawing lots, sortition, doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness, diligence, industriousness, industry, predeterminaation

 

Derivational Morphology: detect, observe, find, discover, notice, determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn, conclude, resolve, reason, reason out, settle, square off, square up, set, decide, make up one's mind, purpose, aim, purport, propose

 

Anagrams: intermediator