100 Words to Use Instead of “Decide”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Adjudge Form a judgment on.
2. Adopt Accept and begin using.
3. Affirm State as true or valid.
4. Agree Reach a shared conclusion.
5. Aim Set as an objective.
6. Allow Permit to happen or proceed.
7. Announce Make a choice publicly known.
8. Appoint Assign a role or time.
9. Approve Give official permission.
10. Arbitrate Settle a dispute formally.
11. Arrive at Reach a conclusion.
12. Ascertain Find out with certainty.
13. Assent Express agreement or consent.
14. Authorize Grant power or permission.
15. Award Grant after consideration.
16. Back Support a chosen option.
17. Balance Weigh options against each other.
18. Bet on Choose based on confidence.
19. Bind Commit firmly to a course.
20. Broach Introduce a proposed course.
21. Call Make a judgment or choice.
22. Call for Require as the best action.
23. Cast a vote Choose through voting.
24. Certify Confirm officially.
25. Choose Select from alternatives.
26. Claim Assert as one’s choice.
27. Clear Approve after review.
28. Close on Finalize after considering.
29. Commit Pledge to a course.
30. Conclude Bring to a decision.
31. Confirm Verify and accept as final.
32. Consent Give permission or agreement.
33. Consider Think about options carefully.
34. Consolidate Combine choices into one plan.
35. Constitute Establish as the outcome.
36. Construct Form a plan or position.
37. Consult Seek advice before choosing.
38. Contemplate Reflect deeply on options.
39. Contract for Agree to obtain formally.
40. Counsel Advise toward a course.
41. Crown Bring to a final outcome.
42. Decree Order officially.
43. Deem Regard as; judge.
44. Deliberate Discuss and weigh carefully.
45. Designate Choose for a role.
46. Determine Settle after consideration.
47. Dictate Lay down authoritatively.
48. Direct Order a course of action.
49. Discriminate Recognize differences; select accordingly.
50. Dispose Incline toward a choice.
51. Elect Choose by vote.
52. Enact Make a plan official.
53. Endorse Publicly support a choice.
54. Enjoin Instruct formally to do.
55. Entertain Consider as a possibility.
56. Establish Set up as settled.
57. Estimate Judge roughly.
58. Evaluate Assess to choose best.
59. Examine Inspect before choosing.
60. Finalize Make final and complete.
61. Fix Set firmly.
62. Formulate Develop a clear plan.
63. Freeze Lock in a choice.
64. Greenlight Give approval to proceed.
65. Handpick Select carefully and personally.
66. Hash out Work out details to agree.
67. Impose Force a course on others.
68. Incline Lean toward an option.
69. Indicate Show a preferred choice.
70. Initiate Start a chosen action.
71. Instruct Direct someone to act.
72. Issue Give an official order.
73. Judge Form an opinion after weighing.
74. Land on Settle on an option.
75. Lay down Establish as a rule.
76. Lean toward Prefer slightly over others.
77. Legislate Make law through authority.
78. Lock in Make a choice firm.
79. Make up one’s mind Reach a personal conclusion.
80. Mandate Order as a requirement.
81. Mark Choose as significant or selected.
82. Name Select and specify.
83. Narrow down Reduce options to a few.
84. Nominate Propose for selection.
85. Opt for Choose in preference.
86. Ordain Decree formally.
87. Order Command a course of action.
88. Pick Select from choices.
89. Pinpoint Identify the exact choice.
90. Plump for Choose decisively.
91. Prefer Choose as more desirable.
92. Prescribe Specify authoritatively.
93. Pronounce Declare formally.
94. Propose Put forward for consideration.
95. Ratify Approve formally.
96. Reach a verdict Arrive at a judgment.
97. Reckon Consider and judge.
98. Resolve Settle firmly.
99. Rule Make an authoritative judgment.
100. Sanction Authorize or approve.