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Antonyms for astraddle
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-strad-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈstræd l |
Definition of astraddle
- As in indecisive : adj uncertain, indefinite
- As in astride : adj with a leg on either side
- As in weak-minded : adj indecisive
- Astraddle on Tono-Bungay, he flashed athwart the empty heavens—like a comet—rather, like a stupendous rocket!
- Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
- Having careered, plunging and tugging and side-stepping, until she was astraddle of the outside trace, Jenny stopped.
- Extract from : « The Pike's Peak Rush » by Edwin L. Sabin
- The antagonists in the strange duello sat back to back, astraddle a seat.
- Extract from : « The Skipper and the Skipped » by Holman Day
- He made a few turns around the room, astraddle of his chair, and ended by a grand somersault, as if his steed had dismounted him.
- Extract from : « The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete » by Constant
- Set him astraddle the wooden horse with a spear shaft at either foot to teach him that a soldier's first duty is not to think.
- Extract from : « The Black Douglas » by S. R. Crockett
Synonyms for astraddle
- astraddle
- athwart
- changeable
- doubtful
- faltering
- halting
- hemming and hawing
- hesitant
- hesitating
- hot and cold
- inconclusive
- indeterminate
- irresolute
- of two minds
- on the back of
- on the fence
- piggyback
- sitting on
- spineless
- straddling
- tentative
- uncertain
- unclear
- undecided
- undetermined
- uneventful
- unsettled
- unstable
- vacillating
- waffling
- wavering
- weak-kneed
- wishy-washy
- without guts
- yellow-bellied
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