determined

/dɪˈtʌrmɪnd/

/dɪˈtʌmɪnd/

Olympic athletes are some of the most determined people you're going to meet. At that level, they've got to be driven to succeed. Otherwise, their opponents will surely beat them.

If you want to reach your goal, you must be determined to do so. To be determined is to be motivated, driven, or really focused on the task at hand — and that can be something as big as winning a prize or as small as fixing a squeaky door. No matter the task, the folks who get the job done are almost always the most determined. Determined can also mean "decided." For instance, a judge can determine what the sentence will be. If that sentence is predetermined, then it's already been decided.

Definitions of determined

1. adjective

   having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
   synonyms:

   ascertained, discovered, observed

   discovered or determined by scientific observation

   antonyms:

   undetermined

   not yet having been ascertained or determined

   unexplained

   not explained
2. adjective

   devoting full strength and concentrated attention to
   “made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters”

   synonyms:

   obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate

   tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
3. adjective

   characterized by great determination
   “a struggle against a determined enemy”

   synonyms:

   resolute

   firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
4. adjective

   strongly motivated to succeed
   synonyms: compulsive, driven

   ambitious, aspirational

   having a strong desire for success or achievement
5. adjective

   determined or decided upon as by an authority
   “date and place are already determined”

   synonyms: dictated, set

   settled

   established or decided beyond dispute or doubt