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determination
OXFORD DICTIONARY
determination, n.
1 firmness of purpose; resoluteness.
2 the process of deciding, determining, or calculating.
3 a the conclusion of a dispute by the decision of an arbitrator. b the decision reached.
4 Law the cessation of an estate or interest.
5 Law a judicial decision or sentence.
6 archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction.
1 firmness of purpose; resoluteness.
2 the process of deciding, determining, or calculating.
3 a the conclusion of a dispute by the decision of an arbitrator. b the decision reached.
4 Law the cessation of an estate or interest.
5 Law a judicial decision or sentence.
6 archaic a tendency to move in a fixed direction.
Etymology
ME (in sense 4) f. OF f. L determinatio -onis (as DETERMINE)
THESAURUS
determination
absolute indication, accomplishment, acid test, action, aim, allocation, ambition, animus, answer, appetence, appetency, appetite, appraisal, appraisement, approximation, ascertaining, ascertainment, aspiration, assay, assessment, assignment, assize, assizement, assurance, attribution, award, balkiness, bigotry, blank determination, bounding, bringing to light, brouillon, bullheadedness, burden of proof, calculation, casual discovery, catching, certification, chance discovery, check, checking, choice, circling-in, circumscribing, circumscription, clearing up, collation, command, commitment, computation, conation, conatus, conclusion, conclusive evidence, condemnation, confirmation, consideration, constancy, correction, counsel, cracking, criterion, crucial test, crucible, damning evidence, decidedness, decipherment, decision, decisiveness, decoding, decree, dedication, definiteness, definition, delimitation, deliverance, demarcation, demonstration, denomination, denouement, desideration, desideratum, design, designation, desire, detection, determinateness, determinedness, determining, devotion, diagnosis, dictum, disclosure, discovery, discretion, disentanglement, disposition, distinguishment, docimasy, doggedness, dogmatism, doom, earnestness, effect, effort, encincture, end, end result, endeavor, ensuring, espial, essay, establishment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, excavation, exertion, exhumation, explanation, exposure, fanaticism, fancy, feeling out, find, finding, finding out, finding-out, firmness, first draft, fixed mind, fixed purpose, fixing, fortitude, free choice, free will, function, gauging, grit, guts, hardheadedness, headstrongness, idea, inclination, inclusion-exclusion, incontrovertible evidence, indisputable evidence, inflexible will, instrumentation, intendment, intent, intention, interpretation, intolerance, invention, ironclad proof, issue, judgement, kiteflying, liking, locating, location, lucky strike, lust, meaning, measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration, metric system, mind, motive, mulishness, nisus, obduracy, objective, obstinacy, obstinateness, onus, onus probandi, opinionatedness, ordeal, order, outcome, overzealousness, passion, perseverance, persistence, pertinacity, pigheadedness, pinning down, plan, pleasure, point, precedent, precision, probation, prognosis, project, pronouncement, proof, proposal, prospectus, purpose, purposefulness, quantification, quantization, rating, reason, reassurance, reassurement, recognition, rediscovery, relentlessness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, resolving, restiveness, result, revelation, riddling, rough draft, rough sketch, ruling, sake, selection, self-will, sentence, serendipity, seriousness, settlement, settling, sexual desire, signification, sincerity, single-mindedness, solution, solving, sorting out, sounding out, specification, spotting, standard, steadfastness, stiff neck, stiff-neckedness, stipulation, strain, strike, striving, strongheadness, struggle, stubbornness, study, substantiation, sulkiness, sullenness, sure sign, survey, surveying, telemetering, telemetry, tenaciousness, tenacity, termination, test, test case, total commitment, touchstone, treasure trove, trial, triangulation, trouvaille, trove, try, uncooperativeness, uncovering, unearthing, unmistakable sign, unraveling, unregenerateness, unriddling, unscrambling, unspinning, untangling, untwisting, unweaving, upshot, validation, valuation, velleity, verdict, verification, view, volition, will, will power, willfulness, wish, working, working-outROGET THESAURUS
determination
Will
N will, volition, conation, velleity, liberum arbitrium, will and pleasure, free will, freedom, discretion, option, voluntariness, spontaneity, spontaneousness, originality, pleasure, wish, mind, desire, frame of mind, intention, predetermination, selfcontrol, determination, force of will, voluntary, volitional, willful, free, optional, discretional, discretionary, volitient, volitive, minded, prepense, intended, autocratic, unbidden &c (bid), spontaneous, original, unconstrained, voluntarily, at will, at pleasure, a volonte, a discretion, al piacere, ad libitum, ad arbitrium, as one thinks proper, as it seems good to, a beneplacito, of one's won accord, of one's own free will, proprio motu, suo motu, ex meromotu, out of one's won head, by choice, purposely, deliberately, stet pro ratione voluntas, sic volo sic jubeo, a vostro beneplacito, beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere, Deus vult, was man nicht kann meiden muss man willig leiden.Resolution
N resolution, determination, will, iron will, unconquerable will, will of one's own, decision, resolution, backbone, clear grit, true grit, grit, sand, strength of mind, strength of will, resolve, firmness, energy, manliness, vigor, game, pluck, resoluteness, zeal, aplomb, desperation, devotion, devotedness, mastery over self, self control, self command, self possession, self reliance, self government, self restraint, self conquest, self denial, moral courage, moral strength, perseverance, tenacity, obstinacy, bulldog, British lion, resolved, determined, strong-willed, strong-minded, resolute, self-possessed, decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant, unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking, firm, iron, gritty, indomitable, game to the backbone, inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down, tenax propositi, inflexible, obstinate, steady, earnest, serious, set upon, bent upon, intent upon, steel against, proof against, in utrumque paratus, resolutely, in earnest, in good earnest, seriously, joking apart, earnestly, heart and soul, on one's mettle, manfully, like a man, with a high hand, with a strong hand, at any rate, at any risk, at any hazard, at any price, at any cost, at any sacrifice, at all hazards, at all risks, at all events, a' bis ou a blanc, cost what it may, coute, a tort et a travers, once for all, neck or nothing, rain or shine, spes sibi quisque, celui qui veut celui-la peut, chi non s'arrischia non guadagna, frangas non flectes, manu forti, tentanda via est.Intention
N intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.End
N end, close, termination, desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega, extreme, extremity, gable end, butt end, fag-end, tip, nib, point, tail, verge, tag, peroration, bonne bouche, bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard, consummation, denouement, finish, fate, doom, doomsday, crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain, goal, destination, limit, determination, expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination, death, end of all things, finality, eschatology, break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point, coup de grace, deathblow, knock-out-blow, sockdolager, ending, final, terminal, definitive, crowning, last, ultimate, hindermost, rear, caudal, vergent, conterminate, conterminous, conterminable, ended, at an end, settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest, conclusive, penultimate, last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced, fresh, finally, in fine, at the last, once for all, as high as Heaven and as deep as hell, deficit omne quod nascitur, en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, finem respice, ultimus Romanorum.Judgment
N judgment, result, conclusion, upshot, deduction, inference, ergotism, illation, corollary, porism, moral, estimation, valuation, appreciation, judication, dijudication, adjudication, arbitrament, arbitrement, arbitration, assessment, ponderation, valorization, award, estimate, review, criticism, critique, notice, report, decision, determination, judgment, finding, verdict, sentence, decree, findings of fact, findings of law, res judicata, plebiscite, voice, casting vote, vote, opinion, good judgment, judge, umpire, arbiter, arbitrator, asessor, referee, censor, reviewer, critic, connoisseur, commentator, inspector, inspecting officer, twenty-twenty hindsight, armchair general, monday morning quarterback, judging, judicious, determinate, conclusive, on the whole, all things considered, a Daniel come to judgment, and stand a critic, hated yet caress'd, it is much easier to be critical than to be correc, la critique est aisee et l'art est difficile, nothing if not critical, O most lame and impotent conclusion.For further exploring for "determination" in Webster Dictionary Online