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resolute
adjective
- firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion:
Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
Synonyms: fixed, steadfast, firm - characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc.:
The mayor was asked to take resolute action against the looters.
Synonyms: undaunted
/ ˈrɛzəˌluːt /
adjective
- firm in purpose or belief; steadfast
- characterized by resolution; determined
a resolute answer
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Derived Forms
- ˈresoˌlutely, adverb
- ˈresoˌluteness, noun
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Other Words From
- res·o·lute·ly [rez, -, uh, -loot-lee, rez-, uh, -, loot, -], adverb
- res·o·lute·ness noun
- o·ver·res·o·lute adjective
- o·ver·res·o·lute·ness noun
- sem·i·res·o·lute adjective
- sem·i·res·o·lute·ness noun
- un·res·o·lute adjective
- un·res·o·lute·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resolute1
First recorded in
1375–1425
for earlier sense “dissolved”; 1525–35 for current senses; late Middle English, from Latin resolūtus, past participle of the verb resolvere resolve
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Word History and Origins
Origin of resolute1
C16: from Latin resolutus , from resolvere to
resolve
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
"We are resolute in continuing to organize for collective safety and collective freedom. We are already doing so."
Peake’s staid and knowing portrayal stands in contrast and complement to that of Petticrew, whose resolute manner vacillates between a flinty swagger and true anguish.
Minutes before Jen is about to appear, composed and resolute, on live TV to an audience of millions, she is vomiting in the studio’s toilets.
He reiterated the UK government's stance that Western allies would be resolute for "as long as it takes" adding: "That’s the message President Putin has to absorb and the reassurance for President Zelensky."
“She was resolute when she fixed her mind on something,” said Thompson, a librarian who raised Alicia and her older sister in the Appalachian town of Lost Creek.