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non-committal

non-committal is the alternative spelling of noncommittal.

Meaning of noncommittal

Adjective

noncommittal (comparative more noncommittal, superlative most noncommittal)

  1. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
    • The Major's face was noncommittal.

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Forms of non-committal

comparativemore non-committal
superlativemost non-committal

Questions about non-committal

What is non-committal the alternative spelling of?
Non-committal is the alternative spelling of noncommittal.

Words near non-committal in the dictionary

  1. non-commissioned members
  2. non-commissioned officer
  3. non-commissioned officers
  4. non-commital
  5. non-commitally
  6. non-committal
  7. non-committally
  8. non-committalness
  9. non-common
  10. non-commonality
  11. non-communicable

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