determined
de·ter·mined
adj \-ˈtər-mənd\Definition of DETERMINED
1
: having reached a decision : firmly resolved <determined to be a pilot>
2
a : showing determination <a determined effort> b : characterized by determination <will deter all but the most determined thief — Security World>
— de·ter·mined·ly \-mənd-lē, -mə-nəd-lē\ adverb
— de·ter·mined·ness \-mənd-nəs\ noun
See Examples of DETERMINED
- We are making a determined effort to correct our mistakes.
- <his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken>
First Known Use of DETERMINED
1513
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Synonyms: bent (on or upon), bound, decisive, do-or-die, firm, hell-bent (on or upon), intent, out, purposeful, resolute, resolved, set, single-minded, on one's mettle
Antonyms: faltering, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, undetermined, unresolved, vacillating, wavering, weak-kneed
Related Words: bitter, vehement; certain, cocksure, confident, positive, sure; earnest, serious; steady, unfaltering, unhesitating, unswerving, unwavering; adamant, adamantine, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful (or wilful)
Near Antonyms: distrustful, doubtful, dubious, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unconvinced, undecided, unsettled, unsure; disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant
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