determinate

determinate is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed; established; definite.
2. adjective. Conclusive; decisive; positive.
3. adjective. Determined or resolved upon.
4. adjective. Of determined purpose; resolute.
5. transitive verb. To bring to an end; to determine. See Determine.
6. adjective. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

   "a definitive verdict"

   "a determinate answer to the problem"

   Synonyms: definitive

7. adjective. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause

   "a determinate distance"

   "a determinate number"

8. adjective. not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex

   "determinate growth"

Synonyms

definitive

Common word forms

determinated, determinately, determinating, determinateness

Words from these letters

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