Antonyms for indecisiveness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-di-sahy-siv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈsaɪ sɪv |
Definition of indecisiveness
Origin :- 1726, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + decisive. Related: Indecisively; indecisiveness.
- noun hesitation
- The indecisiveness, or feebleness, of his movements was more pronounced.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Wolf » by Jack London
- He had none of the “indecisiveness which commonly renders literary men of no use in the world” (Sir John Dalrymple).
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 » by Various
- The indecisiveness which never dared to grasp the thistle firmly was troubling him with a new dilemma.
- Extract from : « Destiny » by Charles Neville Buck
Synonyms for indecisiveness
- averseness
- dawdling
- delay
- delaying
- demurral
- doubt
- dubiety
- equivocation
- faltering
- fluctuation
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- indecision
- indisposition
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- shilly-shally
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- tentativeness
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
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