indecisive
[in-di-sahy-siv]
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.
Origin of indecisive
Synonyms for indecisive
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Related Words for indecisiveness
oscillation, fluctuation, qualm, dubiety, pause, reluctance, delay, doubt, wavering, timidness, vacillation, timidity, indecision, misgiving, equivocation, irresolution, hesitancy, scruple, unwillingness, mistrustExamples from the Web for indecisiveness
Historical Examples of indecisiveness
The indecisiveness, or feebleness, of his movements was more pronounced.
The Sea-WolfJack London
He had none of the “indecisiveness which commonly renders literary men of no use in the world” (Sir John Dalrymple).
The indecisiveness which never dared to grasp the thistle firmly was troubling him with a new dilemma.
DestinyCharles Neville Buck
indecisive
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