Synonyms for irresolute
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Infirm
infirm, vacillating, weak, unstable, undecided, wavering, double-minded, weak in the knees, uncertain, volatile, unsettled, giddy, fickle, undetermined, indecisive, changeable, unsteady, hesitating, inconstant, unsteadfast, feeble-minded, irregular
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Undecided or unsure how to act.
Related words
- Word family
- irresoluteness
Example sentences
- unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
- undecided I wonder whether Tom and Mary are still undecided.
- vacillating After a lot of vacillating, I agreed to his request.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irresolute | rising | |
| unstable | steady | |
| undecided | steady | |
| infirm | falling | |
| vacillating | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- weak1
- 5 letters
- giddy2
- 6 letters
- fickle2, infirm2
- 8 letters
- unstable3, volatile3, wavering3, unsteady3
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, irregular4, undecided4, unsettled3
- 10 letters
- indecisive4, changeable3, hesitating4, inconstant
- 11 letters
- vacillating4, unsteadfast
- 12 letters
- undetermined4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (giddy2 = 2 syllables).