Synonyms for

Determining

Verb / dɪˈtɜ:mʌnɪŋ / Another word for determining — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To find out or decide something through investigation or research.

Synonyms & similar words

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Synonyms by register

Formal

ascertaining establishing resolving defining

Informal

figuring out nailing down sorting out settling

Literary

discerning unraveling divining

Antonyms

uncertain ambiguous vague unclear indefinite hazy

Common collocations

  • determining factor
  • determining the outcome
  • determining the cause
  • determining the winner
  • determining the value
  • determining the course
  • determining the truth

Word family

noun determination
verb determine
adjective determining
adverb determinately

Usage note

The adjective 'determining' often implies a decisive or crucial role. It is commonly used in phrases like 'determining factor' or 'determining the outcome'.

Example sentences

  1. I am determining the length of the rope.
  2. She is determining the winner of the game.
  3. He is determining the cause of the problem.
  4. They are determining the best way to reach their destination.
  5. The scientists are determining the effects of the medicine on the patients.

Quotes

  • The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created--created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination. - John Schaar
  • The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt
  • The best way to predict the future is to create it. - Peter Drucker

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