indecisive
/ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/
indecisive adjective: of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
Adjective
indecisive (comparative more indecisive, superlative most indecisive)
- Of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
- They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
- Synonyms:
- ambivalent
- Antonyms:
- decisive
- Of a contest, etc., inconclusive or uncertain.
- The outcome of the race was so indecisive.
indecisive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
indecisive in Hindi
- not decisive
- अनिश्चित aniścit
- inconclusive or uncertain
- अनिश्चित aniścit
indecisive in Tamil
- முடிவுக்கு வராத, தயக்க நிலையான
indecisive in Urdu
- ڈانواں ڈول, ڈھل مل, دو دلا
indecisive in Bengali
- অনিশ্চিত, দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, দোদুল্যমান
More languagesFewer languages
- indecisive in Malayalam
- തീർച്ചയാകാത്ത, തീർച്ചപ്പെടാത്ത, തീരുമാനമാകാത്ത, നിശ്ചയിച്ചിട്ടില്ലാത്ത
- indecisive in Kannada
- ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಮುಗಿಸಲಾಗದ, ಖಂಡಿತವಲ್ಲದ
- indecisive in Tagalog
- urong-sulong
- indecisive in Arabic
- غَيْر حَاسِم ḡayr ḥāsim, مُتَرَدِّد mutaraddid
Examples of indecisive in a sentence
- What's good here? I'm way too indecisive to choose from a menu.
- Stallers and procrastinators are indecisive people who sincerely want to help.
- Taphological examination was indecisive on this question (my thanks to R.
Synonyms of indecisive
Antonyms
Forms of indecisive
| comparative | more indecisive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most indecisive |
| alternative form (rare) | undecisive |
Origin of indecisive
From in- + decisive.
Words formed from indecisive
Words that rhyme with indecisive
Questions about indecisive
- What does indecisive mean?
- Indecisive means of a person, not decisive, not marked by promptness or decision.
- What is indecisive in Hindi?
- Indecisive in Hindi is अनिश्चित (aniścit). See Indecisive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is indecisive?
- Indecisive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce indecisive?
- Indecisive is pronounced /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/.
Words near indecisive in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: indecisive (page history and authors); indecisive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indecisive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Indecisive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); indecisive (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); indecisive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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