Meanings
comparative more indecisive · superlative most indecisive · alternative rare undecisive
- Of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
Synonyms: ambivalent · Antonyms: decisive
- Of a contest, etc., inconclusive or uncertain.
The outcome of the race was so indecisive.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecharacterized by lack of decision and firmness
adjectivenot definitely settling something
adjectivenot clearly defined
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishdecisive
- Englishindecisive
Translations
Arabic غَيْر حَاسِم, مُتَرَدِّد
- غَيْر حَاسِم (ḡayr ḥāsim)not decisive
- مُتَرَدِّد (mutaraddid)not decisive
Bulgarian нерешителен, колеблив
- нерешителен (nerešitelen)not decisive
- колеблив (kolebliv)not decisive
- несигурен (nesiguren)inconclusive or uncertain
- неизвестен (neizvesten)inconclusive or uncertain
- неясен (nejasen)inconclusive or uncertain
- неопределен (neopredelen)inconclusive or uncertain
Catalan indecís, vel·leïtós
- indecísnot decisive
- vel·leïtósnot decisive
Chinese Mandarin 優柔寡斷的 /优柔寡断的, 猶豫不決的 /犹豫不决的
- 優柔寡斷的 /优柔寡断的 (yōuróuguǎduàn de)not decisive
- 猶豫不決的 /犹豫不决的not decisive
- 犹豫不决的 (yóuyùbùjué de)not decisive
Czech nerozhodný, váhavý
- nerozhodnýnot decisive
- váhavýnot decisive
Danish ubeslutsom, vægelsindet
- ubeslutsomnot decisive
- vægelsindetnot decisive
Dutch besluiteloos, onbeslist
- besluiteloosnot decisive
- onbeslistinconclusive or uncertain
Finnish päättämätön, jahkaileva
- päättämätönnot decisive
- jahkailevanot decisive
- epävarmanot decisive
- ratkaisematoninconclusive or uncertain
French indécis, incertain
- indécisnot decisive
- incertaininconclusive or uncertain
German unschlüssig, unentschlossen
- unschlüssignot decisive
- unentschlossennot decisive
- unentschlosseninconclusive or uncertain
Greek άβουλος
- άβουλος (ávoulos)not decisive
Hindi अनिश्चित, अनिश्चित
- अनिश्चित (aniścit)not decisive
- अनिश्चित (aniścit)inconclusive or uncertain
Italian indeciso
- indecisonot decisive
Latin ambiguus
- ambiguusnot decisive
Māori aroarorua, kōpūrua
- aroaroruanot decisive
- kōpūruanot decisive
- whēangaanganot decisive
Norwegian Bokmål ubesluttsom
- ubesluttsomnot decisive
Polish niezdecydowany, nierozstrzygnięty
- niezdecydowanynot decisive
- nierozstrzygniętyinconclusive or uncertain
- nierozstrzygającyinconclusive or uncertain
Portuguese indeciso, indeciso
- indecisonot decisive
- indecisoinconclusive or uncertain
Russian нереши́тельный, нея́сный
- нереши́тельный (nerešítelʹnyj)not decisive
- нея́сный (nejásnyj)inconclusive or uncertain
- неопределённый (neopredeljónnyj)inconclusive or uncertain
Slovak váhavý, nerozhodný
- váhavýnot decisive
- nerozhodnýnot decisive
Spanish indeciso, irresoluto
- indecisonot decisive
- irresolutonot decisive
- vacilantenot decisive
- inseguronot decisive
- titubeantenot decisive
- inciertoinconclusive or uncertain
Swedish velig, obeslutsam
- velignot decisive
- obeslutsamnot decisive
- villrådignot decisive
- tvehågsennot decisive
- vankelmodignot decisive
- osäkerinconclusive or uncertain
Tagalog urong-sulong
- urong-sulongnot decisive
Turkish kararsız
- kararsıznot decisive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with indecisive
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indecisive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisive
“indecisive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indecisive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisive.
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