English-German translations for decisive

• ausschlaggebend
  Ausschlaggebend ist immer der Wille des Parlaments. Parliament's will is always decisive.
  Das wird für uns ausschlaggebend sein. That will be the decisive thing for us.
  Ausschlaggebend ist die Analyse von Verkehrsunfällen. The analysis of road accidents is decisive.
• entscheidend
  Sie waren entscheidend, spezifisch und sehr wichtig. They were decisive, specific and very important.
  Wir haben ein entscheidendes Jahr vor uns. We are facing a decisive year.
  Die kommenden Wochen werden ganz entscheidend sein. Clearly, the next few weeks will be decisive.
• entschlussfreudig

Definition of decisive

• Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive
• Marked by promptness and decision

Examples

• A decisive battle is fatal for one sides war chances
• A decisive vote
• decisive action
• A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster

Related words

• decisively
• decisiveness
• indecisive
• indecisiveness
• decisive battle
• decisive force
• be indecisive