CLINCHERS Synonyms

• (of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.

• An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.

• A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.

• an argument that is conclusive

• one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

• a determining or causal element or factor

• (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

• a racing driver who finishes a race

• a painter who applies a finishing coat

• a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process

• a race car that finishes a race

• an animal that wins in a contest of speed

• one who sets written material into type

• a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

• an argument that is conclusive

• one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases

• a determining or causal element or factor

• a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively

• a determining or causal element or factor

• an argument that is conclusive