non-committal

A form of noncommittal — Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-committal (comparative more non-committal, superlative most non-committal)

comparative more non-committal · superlative most non-committal

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of noncommittal.

    On her preparedness to return to Labour's front bench under new Leader of the Opposition Sir Kier Starmer, she is non-committal.

    2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 35
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APA

non-committal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-committal

MLA

“non-committal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-committal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-committal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-committal.

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