decision _noun

ADJECTIVES

big, crucial, fateful, important, key, major, momentous, landmark
・The government's key decision to impose a lockdown was necessary to curb the spread of the virus.

difficult, hard, tough
・We have some difficult decisions to make.

good, rational, right, correct, sensible, wise
・She made the sensible decision to pursue a career in medicine.

bad, poor, unwise, wrong
・Buying a new car was a bad decision

hasty, rash, knee-jerk • prompt, snap
・In a moment of frustration, she made a hasty decision to quit her job.

final, irreversible, irrevocable • firm
・The board of directors made a final decision to expand the company's operations overseas.

collective, joint, unanimous
・The jury reached a unanimous decision to convict the defendant of all charges.

informed • arbitrary
・The government's arbitrary decision to ban a particular book led to a public outcry.

NOUNS

majority • split
・The jury's split decision on the verdict resulted in a mistrial and a retrial.

court, jury, government, business, company
・The CEO made a strategic business decision to invest in new technology.

investment, policy, management, planning
・a decision to invest in renewable energy

maker
・The judge is the decision maker in the courtroom.

VERBS

arrive at, come to, make, reach, take
・I need time to make a decision.

announce, give
・The committee will announce its decision on the budget next week.

accept • affirm, uphold • abide by • support
・The appeals court upheld the decision of the lower court to sentence the defendant to life in prison.

appeal against, challenge
・The student has the right to appeal against the decision of the disciplinary committee.

overrule, overturn, quash, reverse
・The decision was overturned by the Court of Appeal.

defer, delay, postpone
・The committee decided to defer its decision until next Friday.

PREPOSITIONS

about, on
・a decision on the policy