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Decisive vs Climactic - What's the difference?

decisive | climactic | Related terms |

Decisive is a related term of climactic.


As adjectives the difference between decisive and climactic

is that decisive is while climactic is of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.

decisive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
  • ''A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 3 , author=Chris Bevan , title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive .}}
  • Marked by promptness and decision.
  • A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster.

    Synonyms

    * decided * positive * conclusive

    Antonyms

    * indecisive

    Derived terms

    * decisively * decisiveness

    References

    * (Webster 1913) * ----

    climactic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
  • * The race ended in a climactic , neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.
  • Usage notes

    Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.