'Determined' definitions:
Definition of 'determined'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"
adjective
Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation [ant: undetermined]
adjective
Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"
adjective
Determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" [syn: determined, dictated, set]
adjective
Strongly motivated to succeed [syn: compulsive, determined, driven]
Definition of 'Determined'
From: GCIDE
- Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d['e]terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.]
- 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate. [1913 Webster]
- [God] hath determined the times before appointed. --Acts xvii. 26. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish. [1913 Webster]
- The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle. [1913 Webster]
- The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
- Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life. --W. Black. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. [1913 Webster]
- 8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. [1913 Webster]
- 9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Determined'
From: GCIDE
- Determined \De*ter"mined\, a. Decided; resolute. "Adetermined foe." --Sparks. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'determined'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actual,
- adamant,
- approaching,
- arrogant,
- ascertained,
- assured,
- attested,
- authenticated,
- bent,
- borne out,
- bound,
- bound and determined,
- categorically true,
- certain,
- certified,
- circumscribed,
- circumscript,
- circumstantiated,
- cocksure,
- coming,
- committed,
- confident,
- confirmed,
- constant,
- convinced,
- corroborated,
- decided,
- decisive,
- dedicated,
- defined,
- definite,
- delimited,
- demarcated,
- demonstrated,
- desired,
- destinal,
- destined,
- determinate,
- devoted,
- distinct,
- documentary,
- dogged,
- earnest,
- effectual,
- emergent,
- encircled,
- established,
- eventual,
- exact,
- experimental,
- extrapolated,
- factual,
- fatal,
- fated,
- fatidic,
- firm,
- fixed,
- forthcoming,
- future,
- futuristic,
- guaranteed,
- hedged about,
- hereafter,
- historical,
- hoped-for,
- hubristic,
- identified,
- imminent,
- in the bag,
- intent,
- later,
- made sure,
- nailed down,
- nearing,
- not in error,
- objectively true,
- obstinate,
- on ice,
- open-and-shut,
- overconfident,
- oversure,
- overweening,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- persuaded,
- planned,
- plotted,
- poised,
- pompous,
- positive,
- precise,
- predetermined,
- predicted,
- probable,
- projected,
- prophesied,
- prospective,
- proud,
- proved,
- proven,
- purposeful,
- real,
- reassured,
- relentless,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- secure,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- self-important,
- self-reliant,
- serious,
- set,
- settled,
- shown,
- sincere,
- single-minded,
- specific,
- stated,
- steady,
- strong-minded,
- strong-willed,
- stubborn,
- substantiated,
- sure,
- sure-enough,
- surrounded,
- tenacious,
- tentative,
- tested,
- to come,
- to-be,
- trial,
- tried,
- true,
- true as gospel,
- truthful,
- ultimate,
- unafraid,
- unconfuted,
- undenied,
- undoubted,
- undoubting,
- unerroneous,
- unfallacious,
- unfalse,
- unfaltering,
- unflinching,
- unhesitating,
- unmistaken,
- unquestionable,
- unrefuted,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- validated,
- venturesome,
- veracious,
- verified,
- veritable,
- warranted,
- wholehearted,
- willing
Words containing 'Determined'
- Determinability,
- Determinable,
- Determinableness,
- Determinant,
- Determinate,
- Determinately,
- Determinateness,
- Determination,
- Determinative,
- Determinator,
- Determine,
- Determinedly,
- Determiner,
- Determining,
- Determinism,
- Determinate equations,
- Determinate inflorescence,
- Determinate problem,
- Determinate quantities,
- Determinative tables,
- antigenic determinant,
- determining factor,
- Self-determination,
- Self-determining,
- Skew symmetrical determinant,
- self-determined