resoluteness

noun

Definition of resolutenessnext
as in decisiveness
firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose with a resoluteness that was admirable, the losing team continued to play hard until the bitter end

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Recent Examples of resoluteness His loving, pragmatic wife, Mi-ri (Son Ye-jin), gamely downsizes their middle-class life to fit their new reality — but her resoluteness only exacerbates his despair. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resoluteness
  1. decisiveness
  2. determination
  3. decision
  4. resolve
Noun
  • This perhaps was the England football team’s own equivalent, for the decisiveness, for the individuality of it, and above all for the power.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Legal experts say the speed and decisiveness of the Department of Justice’s proposed antitrust settlement with OhioHealth should put other hospitals on notice.
    — Tara Bannow, STAT, 17 June 2026
Definition of decisiveness
Noun
  • But as far as their defensive commitment goes, and their sheer determination to see the game plan through, Paraguay deserve at least a little credit for almost shutting an incredible team down.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • For 250 years, Americans have overcome every challenge with grit, resilience, and determination.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 July 2026
Definition of determination
Noun
  • Be sure to weigh costs, storage needs and risk tolerance before making a decision.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • In the order, which formally denied motions for reconsideration filed by both sides following an earlier decision, Moskowitz said the case screams for an out-of-court resolution.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of decision
Noun
  • And so the trick for Putin will likely be to try to find a mechanism to disrupt and upset, without forcing a conventional test of transatlantic resolve.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The month Arrighetti just endured tested his resolve like few before it.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of resolve

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