" determinedness "

1: firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose;

  * e.g., " ... she set about her goal of turning her hobby into a business with such determinedness that one could not observe the proceedings with anything but the greatest admiration "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decidedness,

•  decision,

•  decisiveness,

•  determination,

•  firmness,

•  granite,

•  purposefulness,

•  resoluteness,

•  resolution,

•  resolve,

•  stick-to-itiveness

•  Antonyms : 

•  hesitation,

•  indecision,

•  indecisiveness,

•  irresoluteness,

•  irresolution,

•  vacillation

1: fully committed to achieving a goal;

  * e.g., " ... his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bent (on or upon),

•  bound,

•  decisive,

•  do-or-die,

•  firm,

•  hell-bent (on or upon),

•  intent,

•  out,

•  purposeful,

•  resolute,

•  resolved,

•  set,

•  single-minded

•  Antonyms : 

•  faltering,

•  hesitant,

•  indecisive,

•  irresolute,

•  undetermined,

•  unresolved,

•  vacillating,

•  wavering,

•  weak-kneed

2: showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose;

  * e.g., " ... a determined effort to finish first in the race "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dogged,

•  grim,

•  implacable,

•  relentless,

•  unappeasable,

•  unflinching,

•  unrelenting,

•  unyielding

•  Antonyms : 

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