Monumental vs Decisive - What's the difference?
monumental | decisive | Synonyms |
In the manner of a monument.
Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
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Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
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Marked by promptness and decision.
Monumental is a synonym of decisive.
As adjectives the difference between monumental and decisive
is that monumental is in the manner of a monument while decisive is .monumental
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Adjective
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- "a monumental task"
decisive
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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.