indecisive
Americanadjective
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characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided.
- Synonyms:
- hesitant, vacillating
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not decisive or conclusive.
a severe but indecisive battle.
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lacking definition; vague or indistinct.
the indecisive outline of the distant hills.
adjective
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(of a person) vacillating; irresolute
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not decisive or conclusive
Other Word Forms
- indecision noun
- indecisively adverb
- indecisiveness noun
Etymology
Origin of indecisive
Example Sentences
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It isn’t just that Starmer is perceived as an indecisive, failed leader who has now been poisoned by runoff from the Epstein scandal.
From Salon
Danker said Pazdur was indecisive about the proposal to move to one clinical trial.
In the opening weeks of his reign, some players are believed to have found Frank indecisive.
From BBC
Germany proved indecisive, and Poland, while mobilizing, didn’t send troops across the border into Lithuania.
I don’t want to be weak or indecisive.
From Literature
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