49 Synonyms & Antonyms For DETERMINED

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Definitions determined [dih-tur-mind] / dɪˈtɜr mɪnd / ADJECTIVE driven, persistent Synonyms STRONGEST decisive dogged purposeful resolute resolved serious single-minded steadfast strong-willed stubborn tenacious STRONG bent decided firm fixed obstinate pat persevering set settled WEAK bent on buckled down constant earnest hard as nails hardboiled intent mean business on ice set on solid strong-minded unfaltering unflinching unhesitating unwavering Antonyms STRONGEST irresolute undetermined weak yielding STRONG changeable flexible indefinite soft undecided unfixed WEAK hesitating vacillating wavering

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Kinzel said that the office immediately determined it would be inappropriate to get involved with the case, and that the office “did everything it should have to ensure that a conflict-free prosecution would occur.”

From Los Angeles Times

He has contributed to 15 goals this season for the Foxes, who are determined not to let him leave this month.

From BBC

“You shouldn’t let your happiness be determined by an interest rate on a house that doesn’t work for you anymore,” he said.

From MarketWatch

Wood, who has been out with a knee injury since October, had surgery just before Christmas, with a comeback date yet to be determined.

From BBC

When the playoff field was determined three months later, those two sacks were much more than the reason Miami opened their season with a win.

From The Wall Street Journal

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active adamant all in ambitious bent on bound and determined calculated certain certain decided decisive definite definite desperate destined determinate determinative dogmatic done earnest emphatic encouraged established fighting firm governed gritty gutsy hard-core headstrong hell-bent inarguable incompliant induced ill-considered indefatigable indicated inevitable inflexible inalterable incontestable influenced minded more active more certain more desperate more qualified more serious more rigid more undisputable more wholehearted more wholehearted more whole-hearted more whole hearted most certain most certain most established most qualified most serious most undisputable most whole-hearted most whole hearted most wholehearted most wholehearted operated ordained pertinacious pertinacious plucky precipitant predetermined proposed purposeful qualified rash relentless reliable rigid secure sedulous serious set settled shown single-minded sobersided strenuous strong stubborn sturdy tenacious tough-minded unassailable unbendable unbowed uncompliant unconsidered uncompromising undisputable unflinching unwavering unyielding up-and-coming wholehearted/whole-hearted wholehearted willful

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