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Synonyms for irresoluteness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-rez-uh-loot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛz əˌlut |
Top 10 synonyms for irresoluteness Other synonyms for the word irresoluteness
- averseness
- delaying
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- tentativeness
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
Définition of irresoluteness
Origin :- 1570s, from Latin irresolutus, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + resolutus (see resolute). Related: Irresolutely.
- noun hesitation
- Mrs. Thackeray, finding her inflexible, rose to depart, but with some irresoluteness.
- Extract from : « Charlemont » by W. Gilmore Simms
- Always knocking, always thinking "can't" instead of "can" makes for fear, irresoluteness, uncertainty and weakness of character.
- Extract from : « Think » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
- His insult to her class acted upon her as a spur and overcame the irresoluteness that seemed to have beset her.
- Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for irresoluteness
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