Decisive vs Convincing - What's the difference?
decisive | convincing |
Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 3
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham
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Marked by promptness and decision.
Effective as proof or evidence.
* November 17 2012 , BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355]
As adjectives the difference between decisive and convincing
is that decisive is while convincing is effective as proof or evidence.As a verb convincing is
.decisive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- ''A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances
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- A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster.
Synonyms
* decided * positive * conclusiveAntonyms
* indecisiveDerived terms
* decisively * decisivenessReferences
* (Webster 1913) * ----convincing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to convince the judge.
- While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.