resolute
resolutest
Use the adjective resolute to describe a purposeful and determined person, someone who wants to do something very much, and won't let anything get in the way.
"Milo thought for just a moment and then, with a resolute 'I shall,' volunteered to go," Norton Juster writes in the classic children's novel The Phantom Tollbooth. From the way Milo said "I shall," we can infer that he was quite confident in his split-second decision, or at least made himself appear to be so. Some near-synonyms for this word include resolved, adamant, unswerving, and unwavering. If you make a "resolute refusal" of something, you're declaring you don't like it and never will.
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firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination“stood resolute against the enemy”“faced with a resolute opposition”“a resolute and unshakeable faith”
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Synonyms:
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brave, courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
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decisive
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
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purposeful
serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
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bent, bent on, dead set, out to
fixed in your purpose
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determined
characterized by great determination
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desperate, do-or-die
desperately determined
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firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
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foursquare
characterized by firm and unwavering conviction
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hell-bent
recklessly determined
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resolved, single-minded
determined
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spartan
resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity
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stalwart, stout
dependable
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undaunted, undismayed, unshaken
unshaken in purpose
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undeterred, undiscouraged
not deterred
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Antonyms:
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irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
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indecisive
not definitely settling something
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discouraged
lacking in resolution
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infirm
lacking firmness of will or character or purpose
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unstable
disposed to psychological variability
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vacillant, vacillating, wavering
uncertain in purpose or action
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weak-kneed
lacking will power or resolution
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brave, courageous
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characterized by quickness and firmness
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synonyms:
unhesitating
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decisive
characterized by decision and firmness
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decisive
Vocabulary lists containing resolute
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