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
- 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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