Synonyms for indecision
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Noun
1. Indecisiveness
indecisiveness, vacillation, hesitancy, fickleness, hesitation, suspense, irresolution, inconstancy, shilly-shally informal, changeableness
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Definitions
- n. 1
The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
Billy Toad has shown extreme indecision in all aspects when it comes to his jeep. Whether it's how to modify it, or if he will sell it.
Forms
- Plural
- indecisions → indecisivenesses, vacillations, hesitancies, ficklenesses…
Example sentences
- indecisiveness This sentence was born from indecisiveness and ensuing boredom.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indecision | steady | |
| hesitancy | steady | |
| indecisiveness | rising | |
| fickleness | steady | |
| vacillation | falling | |
| indetermination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- suspense2
- 9 letters
- hesitancy4
- 10 letters
- hesitation4, fickleness3
- 11 letters
- vacillation4, inconstancy4
- 12 letters
- irresolution
- 14 letters
- indecisiveness5, changeableness
- 15 letters
- indetermination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (suspense2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indécision
- Italiano
- indecisione
- Español
- indecisión
- Català
- indecisió