determine | Definition of determine

1 to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)

a three-member panel will determine the case

Synonyms of determine

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, judge, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire

Words Related to determine

consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh

size up

mediate, moderate, negotiate

prosecute, try

find (for or against)

conclude, resolve

redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms of determine

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt

2 to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration

trying to determine which direction we were facing

Synonyms of determine

choose, conclude, decide, figure, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon)

Words Related to determine

decree, rule

cull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out)

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpire

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh

Near Antonyms of determine

abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn down

delay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporize

shilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver

3 to come upon after searching, study, or effort

we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

Synonyms of determine

ascertain, descry, detect, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Words Related to determine

espy, sight, spot

look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms of determine

lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms of determine

miss, overlook, pass over

4 to come to an end

your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here

Synonyms of determine

break off, break up, cease, close, conclude, dead-end, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)

Words Related to determine

desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from)

give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in)

break down, conk (out), cut out, stall

pause, stay, suspend

abate, peter (out), wind down

Phrases Synonymous with determine

bite the dust

Synonyms and Antonyms of determine

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