Collocations for "decisive"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "decisive" in context.
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decisive
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- in a decisive victory (against)
- won a decisive battle (against)
- made a decisive error
- was the decisive [blow, goal]
- gain a decisive advantage
- a decisive [9-to-1] vote
- is not a very decisive person
- am not very decisive
- don't like to be decisive
- is not known for being decisive
- decisive [leaders, generals]
- try to be more decisive
- take decisive action [to, against]
- played a decisive role in
- was a decisive factor in [determining, picking, shaping]
- was decisive in [determining]
- was the decisive moment in [the game, the battle, his life]
- a decisive step towards
- had a decisive impact on
- proved (to be) decisive
- was no decisive evidence
- convicted on decisive evidence
'decisive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):