Antonyms for noncommittal
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : non-kuh-mit-l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn kəˈmɪt l |
Definition of noncommittal
- adj unwilling to decide
- "Well, it's a nice town," said Mason, with a noncommittal air.
- Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr
- I mean to say, as food it was noncommittal; it failed to intrigue.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- To this direct question the lawyer returned a noncommittal answer.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- His letters were noncommittal; but Bobby says he has had his own fair share of honors.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Dane was noncommittal; but I think he doesn't like Lorimer any too well.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- “Maybe I be,” he answered her question with noncommittal grimness.
- Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans
- The owlish glasses focused with noncommittal stoicism in its direction.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- I used to wonder why she was always so noncommittal about things at Overton.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
- "Go ahead," she said with the noncommittal attitude of youth.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- She was sitting there with a noncommittal expression on her face and I wondered why.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
Synonyms for noncommittal
- ambiguous
- buttoned up
- careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- clammed up
- constrained
- discreet
- equivocal
- evasive
- even-steven
- guarded
- hush-hush
- incommunicable
- indefinite
- judicious
- middle-ground
- middle-of-the-road
- neutral
- on-the-fence
- politic
- reserved
- restrained
- tactful
- temporizing
- tentative
- unrevealing
- vague
- wary
- zipped
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