indecisive
[ in-di-sahy-siv ]
/ ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv /
adjective
characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle.
lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the indecisive outline of the distant hills.
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doubtful, wishy-washy, hesitant, tentative, changeable, halting, hesitating, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, unclear, undecided, undetermined, uneventful, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, wavering, astraddle, faltering
Nearby words
- indecent exposure,
- indeciduate,
- indeciduous,
- indecipherable,
- indecision,
- indecl.,
- indeclinable,
- indecomposable,
- indecorous,
- indecorum
Origin of indecisive
SYNONYMS FOR indecisive
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indecisive
/ (ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv) /
adjective
(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
not decisive or conclusive
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indecisive
1726, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + decisive. Related: Indecisively; indecisiveness.
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