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noncommittal

[ non-kuh-mit-l ]
/ ˌnɒn kəˈmɪt l /
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adjective

not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.

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ambiguous, cautious, tactful, equivocal, wary, neutral, discreet, circumspect, evasive, judicious, careful, vague, guarded, hush-hush, indefinite, middle-of-the-road, politic, reserved, restrained, tentative

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  1. noncombustible,
  2. noncomedogenic,
  3. noncommercial,
  4. noncommissioned,
  5. noncommissioned officer,
  6. noncommunicable,
  7. noncommunicant,
  8. noncommunicating hydrocephalus,
  9. noncommunist,
  10. noncompetitive

Origin of noncommittal

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; non- + committal
Related formsnon·com·mit·tal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for noncommittal

noncommittal

/ (ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtəl) /

adjective

not involving or revealing commitment to any particular opinion or course of actiona noncommittal reply
rare having no outstanding quality, meaning, etc
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