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Decisive vs Unequivocal - What's the difference?

decisive | unequivocal |

As adjectives the difference between decisive and unequivocal

is that decisive is having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive while unequivocal is unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable.

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
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    • , 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

    Related terms

    * decidable * decided

    References

    * (Webster 1913) * ----

    unequivocal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (rare)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unambiguous; without equivocation or ambiguity; singularly clear, unmistakable, or unquestionable
    • I want you to give me an unequivocal guarantee on that.
  • Without equal, matchless.
    • the unequivocal scope of the Golden Gate Bridge

    Usage notes

    Nouns often used with "unequivocal" include "evidence" and "statement".

    Synonyms

    * definite * unambiguous * univocal

    Derived terms

    * unequivocally

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