indecisiveness

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noun

The condition of being indecisive.

Similar
indecisionirresolution
Opposite
decisiveness
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Meanings

nounindecisiveness (usually uncountable, plural indecisivenesses)

plural indecisivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being indecisive.

    It is a picture of dither, delay, unrealistic costings - and Department for Transport indecisiveness.

    2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Railway's 2020 vision”, in Rail, page 3

    Antonyms: decisiveness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition of being indecisive.

Opposite
decisiveness

More synonyms by meaning

noundoubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

Similar
indecisionirresolution
Broader
doubtuncertaintyincertitude

nounthe trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose

Similar
indecision
Opposite
decisiveness
Broader
irresolutenessirresolution
Also see
indecisionirresolution

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From indecisive + -ness.

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APA

indecisiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisiveness

MLA

“indecisiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indecisiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indecisiveness.

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