Antonyms for irresolute

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ih-rez-uh-loot

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛz əˌlut

Definition of irresolute

Origin : 1570s, from Latin irresolutus, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + resolutus (see resolute). Related: Irresolutely.

adj indecisive

Example sentences :

There was nothing more to say--time pressed--yet I lingered dumb and irresolute.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

"No," said the poor novice; but the denial came faint and irresolute from her lips.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He was a peculiar man, to begin with—and an irresolute man, to end with.
Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel

For Hutchinson, poorly supported and irresolute, the strain was too great.
Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French

He remained before it, irresolute, like a fugitive, like a man betrayed.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

They shuffled, pushed, had an irresolute mien and stolid faces.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

He moves towards the door of the clerks' office, and stands there irresolute.
Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

At this moment, the ill-advised and irresolute James Stuart, was absent.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. » by Mrs. Thomson

Do some of us still hesitate at this forking of the roads, irresolute?
Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon

Where she had thought she was strong and determined she began to see she was weak and irresolute.
Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King

Synonyms for irresolute

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