indecisive
The word “indecisive” has 4 syllables: in-de-ci-sive
It's pronounced as /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/
What is synonym and antonym for indecisive?
In the thesaurus, “indecisive” has 86 synonyms and 59 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for indecisive along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for indecisive
- ambiguous
- ambivalent
- approximate
- approximative
- ballpark
- cagey
- cagy
- conflicted
- debatable
- diffident
- disinclined
- disputable
- distorted
- dodgy
- doubtable
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- erroneous
- fallacious
- false
- faltering
- faulty
- fishy
- flawed
- general
- halting
- hesitant
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- inconclusive
- incorrect
- indefinable
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indisposed
- indistinct
- inexact
- inexplicit
- infirm
- insecure
- invalidated
- irresolute
- loath
- loathe
- loose
- loth
- misleading
- mistaken
- mushy
- noncommittal
- off
- open
- problematic
- problematical
- queer
- questionable
- questioning
- reluctant
- reticent
- shady
- shaky
- skeptical
- specious
- squishy
- suspect
- suspicious
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- undefined
- undetermined
- uneager
- unenthusiastic
- unsettled
- unsubstantiated
- unsupported
- unsure
- vacillating
- vague
- wabbly
- wavering
- wobbly
- wrong
Antonyms for indecisive
- absolute
- accurate
- assured
- certain
- clear
- clear-cut
- conclusive
- confident
- confirmed
- convinced
- correct
- corroborated
- dead
- dead-on
- decided
- decisive
- definable
- defined
- definite
- definitive
- determined
- disposed
- errorless
- established
- exact
- factual
- hands-down
- inclined
- incontestable
- incontrovertible
- indisputable
- indubitable
- irrefutable
- obvious
- open-and-shut
- positive
- precise
- questionless
- ready
- resolute
- right
- sanguine
- self-assured
- sound
- substantiated
- supported
- sure
- true
- ultraprecise
- undeniable
- undoubted
- unproblematic
- unqualified
- unquestionable
- unquestioning
- valid
- validated
- veracious
- willing
Meanings of indecisive
- adjective
- (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
- (of a contest etc.) inconclusive or uncertain.
Example Sentences
- He was indecisive about which university to attend.
- Her indecisive nature made it hard for the team to move forward.
- The manager appeared indecisive during the important meeting.
- Being indecisive can lead to missed opportunities.
- She felt indecisive when choosing between two equally attractive options.
On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to indecisive, such as: absolute, accurate, ambiguous, ambivalent, approximate, approximative, assured.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
objectless
- accidental
- adventitious
- aimless
- any which way
- arbitrary
- bits and pieces
- blind
- by-the-way
- capricious
- careless
- casual
- catch-as-catch-can
- chance
- charitable
- contingent
- designless
- desultory
- directionless
- drifting
- driftless
- erratic
- fanciful
- fickle
- fits and starts
- flighty
- fluky
- forgiving
- fortuitous
- frivolous
- goalless
- haphazard
- heedless
- helter-skelter
- hit-or-miss
- incidental
- indecisive
- indiscriminate
- indiscriminating
- irregular
- irresolute
- odd
- pointless
- promiscuous
- purposeless
- random
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- shiftless
- slapdash
- spot
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- unaimed
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- unpremeditated
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- unsystematic
- vagrant
- wandering
- wanton
- wayward
vacillating
- afraid
- ambivalent
- backing down
- balancing
- changeable
- conflicted
- considering
- dallying
- dawdling
- debating
- delaying
- deliberating
- disinclined
- dithering
- doubtful
- dubious
- equivocal
- equivocating
- faltering
- fluctuating
- halting
- hanging back
- hawing
- hedging
- hemming
- hesitant
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- inconstant
- indecisive
- indisposed
- irresolute
- lingering
- loath
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- loth
- oscillating
- pausing
- pondering
- procrastinating
- pussyfooting
- questioning
- reluctant
- scrupling
- shifting
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- staggering
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- uncertain
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- wabbling
- wabbly
- waffling
- waiting
- wavering
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- wobbling
- wobbly
waffling
- alternating
- ambivalent
- beating about the bush
- beating around the bush
- betwixt and between
- blowing hot and cold
- borderline
- bypassing
- capricious
- caviling
- cavilling
- changeable
- changeful
- changing
- circumlocutory
- circumventing
- clouded
- confusing statement
- copious
- debatable
- deviating
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- diffusive
- digressive
- discursive
- dithering
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- due
- dull
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- equivocal
- equivocal saying
- equivocating
- erratic
- eschewing
- evading
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- exuberant
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- fearful
- fickle
- fitful
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- flickering
- flip-flopping
- fluctuating
- fluid
- fudging
- halfhearted
- halting
- hedging
- hemming and hawing
- hesitant
- hesitating
- hot-and-cold
- iffy
- immature
- impartial
- impulsive
- in arrears
- in the middle
- incomplete
- inconclusive
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- indecisive
- indefinite
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- intermittent
- irregular
- irresolute
- lavish
- lengthy
- long
- long-winded
- loose
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- mercurial
- misleading statement
- misleading word
- mobile
- moot
- mutable
- neutral
- not definite
- not sure
- of two minds
- on the fence
- on-the-fence
- open
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- oscillating
- outstanding
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- palaverous
- payable
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- pussyfooting
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- shirking
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- spineless
- straddling
- straddling the fence
- suppressio veri
- temperamental
- tentative
- tergiversating
- ticklish
- timid
- torn
- unanswered
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncommitted
- unconcluded
- undecided
- undependable
- undetermined
- unequable
- uneventful
- unfinished
- unfixed
- unpaid
- unreliable
- unresolved
- unsettled
- unsolved
- unstable
- unsteady
- unsure
- up for grabs
- up in the air
- vacillating
- vague
- variable
- varying
- verbose
- volatile
- wavering
- weak
- weak-kneed
- weaseling
- wimpy
- windy
- wishy-washy
- without guts
- wobbly
- yellow-bellied
- yo-yo
- yo-yoing
baffled
- abashed
- addled
- addlepated
- adhered
- agape
- aghast
- agitated
- agnostic
- agog
- appalled
- arrested
- astonished
- astounded
- at a loss
- at sea
- at sixes and sevens
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- awed
- balked
- bamboozled
- barred
- beat
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- blocked
- bollixed
- bothered
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- buffaloed
- caught
- chagrined
- checked
- checkmated
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- clogged
- clueless
- come apart
- come unzipped
- confounded
- confused
- confusional
- conquered
- counteracted
- cowed
- cozened
- crushed
- dazed
- dazzled
- deceived
- defeated
- deluded
- disappointed
- discombobulated
- discomfited
- discomforted
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- discountenanced
- disheartened
- dismayed
- disorganized
- disoriented
- disquieted
- distracted
- distressed
- distrustful
- disturbed
- dizzy
- dopey
- doubtful
- doubting
- dubious
- dumbfounded
- dumbstruck
- duped
- embarrassed
- encumbered
- equivocal
- faithless
- faltering
- fazed
- fettered
- fixed
- flabbergasted
- flipped-out
- floored
- flummoxed
- flustered
- foggy
- foiled
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- forestalled
- fouled-up
- foxed
- frozen
- frustrated
- fuddled
- giddy
- glassy-eyed
- glued
- gone
- got
- graveled
- gravelled
- gulled
- halted
- hampered
- handicapped
- hard put
- hard-pressed
- held back
- hesitant
- hesitating
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- hobbled
- hoodwinked
- humbled
- humbugged
- hung up
- impeded
- in a dither
- in a fog
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- in clouds
- in dilemma
- indecisive
- inhibited
- irresolute
- joined
- licked
- like doubting Thomas
- lost
- loused up
- manacled
- mastered
- mazed
- messed-up
- mind-blown
- mired
- misguided
- misled
- mixed up
- mortified
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- neutralized
- nonplused
- nonplussed
- not following
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- obviated
- of two minds
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- out to lunch
- overcame
- overcome
- overpowered
- overthrown
- overwhelmed
- perplexed
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- posed
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- prevented
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- put out
- put to it
- puzzled
- questioning
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- routed
- ruined
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- screwed-up
- screwy
- set back
- shackled
- shocked
- shook
- shook-up
- short-circuited
- shot to pieces
- skeptical
- slap-happy
- slaphappy
- snowed
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- speechless
- staggered
- stalled
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- stopped
- strung along
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- stunned
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- surprised
- suspicious
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- thrown
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- thunderstruck
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- took in
- trammeled
- trammelled
- tricked
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- turbid
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- unglued
- unhinged
- unresolved
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- unzipped
- upset
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- vanquished
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- wavering
- weirded out
- without a clue
- without belief
- woolly
- worsted
cagey
- Machiavellian
- ambivalent
- artful
- astute
- averse
- backhanded
- beguiling
- calculating
- careful
- circuitous
- circular
- circumspect
- clandestine
- concealed
- conflicted
- covert
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- cute
- deceitful
- deceptive
- designing
- devious
- dishonest
- disinclined
- dodgy
- double-dealing
- doubtful
- dubious
- facile
- fainthearted
- faltering
- foxy
- fraudulent
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- glib
- guileful
- halting
- hesitant
- hugger-mugger
- hypocritical
- indecisive
- indisposed
- infirm
- insincere
- insinuating
- irresolute
- knavish
- leery
- left-handed
- loath
- loathe
- loth
- mealy
- mealymouthed
- oblique
- plotting
- questioning
- reluctant
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- roundabout
- scheming
- secret
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- serpentine
- shady
- sharp
- shifty
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- shy
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- slick
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- sly
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- sneaky
- stealthy
- subtle
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- timid
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- uncertain
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- undercover
- underhand
- underhanded
- uneager
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- unscrupulous
- unsure
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- vacillating
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- wary
- wily
- wobbly