Synonyms for irresolution
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Noun
1. Indecision
indecision, doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspense, hesitancy, indecisiveness, fickleness, vacillation, inconstancy, shilly-shally informal, changeableness
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Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
Forms
- Plural
- irresolutions → indecisions, doubts, uncertainties, hesitations…
Example sentences
- doubt There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
- uncertainty All forecasts have a certain degree of uncertainty.
- hesitation Mary jumped into the icy water without hesitation.
- indecision His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irresolution | steady | |
| doubt | steady | |
| uncertainty | rising | |
| hesitation | rising | |
| indecision | steady | |
| irresoluteness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- doubt1
- 8 letters
- suspense2
- 9 letters
- hesitancy4
- 10 letters
- hesitation4, indecision4, fickleness3
- 11 letters
- uncertainty4, vacillation4, inconstancy4
- 14 letters
- indecisiveness5, changeableness, irresoluteness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (suspense2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- irrésolution
- Español
- irresolución