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| Main Entry: | irresolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indecisive |
| Synonyms: | changing, doubtful, doubting, fearful, fickle, halfhearted*, halting, hesitant, hesitating, infirm, shaky, tentative, timid, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, wavering, weak, wishy-washy*, wobbly, faltering, fluctuating, hot-and-cold, on-the-fence, waffling, weak-kneed, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | definite, determined, obstinate, resolute, stubborn, unyielding, willful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aimless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having no goal |
| Synonyms: | accidental, any which way, blind, capricious, careless, casual, chance, desultory, erratic, fanciful, fickle, flighty, fortuitous, frivolous, haphazard, heedless, hit-or-miss*, indecisive, indiscriminate, irresolute, pointless, purposeless, random, shiftless, stray, thoughtless, unavailing, unplanned, unpredictable, vagrant, wandering, wanton, wayward, bits-and-pieces, directionless, drifting, fits and starts, goalless, objectless, undirected, unguided |
| Antonyms: | determined, directed, pointed, purposeful, resolute, goal-oriented, motivated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ambivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conflicting |
| Synonyms: | clashing, contradictory, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, hesitant, inconclusive, irresolute, mixed, opposed, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsure, vacillating, warring, wavering, fluctuating |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, settled, sure, unequivocal, resolved |
| Main Entry: | changeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erratic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, capricious, convertible, fickle, fitful, flighty, fluid, impulsive, inconstant, indecisive, irregular, irresolute, irresponsible, kaleidoscopic, mercurial, mobile, movable, mutable, restless, skittish, spasmodic, uncertain, unpredictable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, vagrant, variable, variant, varying, versatile, volatile, wavering, whimsical, changeful, commutative, fluctuating, permutable, protean, reversible, revocable, shifting, transformable, transitional |
| Antonyms: | certain, changeless, constant, fixed, lasting, reliable, stable, steady, sure, unchangeable, undeviating |
| Main Entry: | fickle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vacillating, blowing hot and cold |
| Synonyms: | arbitrary, capricious, changeable, cheating, faithless, fitful, flighty, frivolous, inconstant, irresolute, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, ticklish, two-timing, unfaithful, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, untrue, variable, volatile, whimsical, coquettish, double-crossing, lubricious, quicksilver, sneaking, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | aware, cognizant, constant, faithful, reliable, stable, steady |
| Main Entry: | giddy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | silly, impulsive |
| Synonyms: | brainless, capricious, careless, changeable, dizzy, empty-headed*, erratic, fickle, flighty*, frivolous, heedless, inconstant, irresolute, irresponsible, lightheaded*, punchy*, reckless, scatterbrained*, skittish*, slaphappy*, swimming*, thoughtless, unbalanced, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, volatile, whimsical, whirling, wild, woozy*, bemused, bubbleheaded, changeful, ditzy, flustered, gaga, reeling |
| Antonyms: | calm, careful, level-headed, sensible, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gutless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | timid |
| Synonyms: | abject, chicken*, coward, cowardly, craven, feeble, irresolute, lily-livered*, pusillanimous, spineless*, submissive, weak, yellow*, chicken-hearted, faint-hearted, wimpy, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, gutsy, resolute |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | halfhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without enthusiasm |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, cool, impassive, indifferent, irresolute, lackluster, listless, lukewarm, neutral, passive, perfunctory, spiritless, tame, tepid, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
| Antonyms: | desirous, enthusiastic, interested, warm, whole-hearted |
| Main Entry: | halting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hesitant |
| Synonyms: | awkward, clumsy, doubtful, gauche, imperfect, indecisive, inept, irresolute, labored, lumbering, maladroit, slow, tentative, uncertain, vacillating, wavering, wooden*, bumbling, claudicant, faltering, limping, stammering, stumbling, stuttering, unhandy, vacillatory |
| Antonyms: | flowing, smooth, unhesitating |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hesitant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, waiting |
| Synonyms: | afraid, averse, backward, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, doubting, half-hearted, halting, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lazy, loath, reluctant, shy, skeptical, slow, tentative, timid, unpredictable, unsure, unwilling, vacillating, wavering, dawdling, faltering, hanging back, lacking confidence, uneager |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, resolute, sure, unwavering, unhesitant |
| Main Entry: | inconstant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | changeable |
| Synonyms: | capricious, erratic, fickle, flickering, impulsive, inconsistent, intermittent, irregular, irresolute, mercurial, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, variable, varying, volatile, wavering, changeful, fluctuating, shifting, waffling |
| Main Entry: | indecisive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, indefinite |
| Synonyms: | changeable, doubtful, halting, hesitant, hesitating, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, on the fence*, tentative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, uneventful, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, wavering, wishy-washy*, astraddle, faltering, hemming and hawing, hot and cold, of two minds, waffling, weak-kneed |
| Antonyms: | certain, decisive, definite, deliberate, determined, sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | infirm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sick, weak |
| Synonyms: | ailing, anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, failing, faint, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, halting, ill, insecure, irresolute, lame, shaky, unsound, unstable, unsubstantial, vacillating, wavering, wobbly, anile, enfeebled, faltering, laid low, sensile |
| Antonyms: | firm, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, strong |
| Main Entry: | on the fence |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undecided |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, borderline, debatable, divided, hesitant, iffy*, impartial, indecisive, irresolute, neutral, open, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unsure, up in the air, wavering, wishy-washy*, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, hemming and hawing, in the middle, not definite, not sure, of two minds, running hot and cold, waffling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | restless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not content; moving about |
| Synonyms: | active, agitated, antsy*, anxious, changeable, disturbed, edgy, fidgety, fitful, footloose*, fretful, hurried, ill at ease, inconstant, intermittent, irresolute, itchy*, jumpy, nervous, nomadic, on edge, perturbed, restive, roving, sleepless, spasmodic, transient, troubled, turbulent, uneasy, unruly, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, wandering, worried, bundle of nerves, bustling, fidgeting, strung out, tossing and turning, unpeaceful, unquiet, unrestful |
| Notes: | restive means impatient or fidgety under pressure or restraint; restless is being uneasy, unquiet, or unable to relax or rest |
| Antonyms: | agitated, jumpy, nervous, restive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spineless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cowardly |
| Synonyms: | fearful, feeble, frightened, gutless*, impotent, inadequate, ineffective, ineffectual, irresolute, lily-livered*, nerveless, soft, spiritless, squeamish, submissive, timid, vacillating, weak, weak-willed, yellow*, amoebalike, faint-hearted, forceless, invertebrate, pithless, weak-kneed, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | timid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
| Synonyms: | afraid, ambivalent, apprehensive, bashful, capricious, cowardly, coy, demure, diffident, fainthearted, fearful, feeble, frightened, gentle, humble, intimidated, irresolute, modest, mousy, nervous, pusillanimous, retiring, shaky, shrinking, soft, spineless, spiritless, submissive, timid, timorous, vacillating, wavering, weak, yellow*, badgered, browbeaten, bullied, cowed, cowering, daunted, having cold feet, milquetoast, trembling, unassertive, unassured, unnerved |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, daring, extroverted, fearless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncertain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, changeable |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, ambivalent, chancy, conjectural, dubious, erratic, fitful, hazy, hesitant, iffy*, incalculable, inconstant, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, irregular, irresolute, precarious, questionable, risky, speculative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, unforeseeable, unpredictable, unreliable, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vacillating, vague, variable, wavering, hanging by a thread, on thin ice, touch and go, unconfirmed, unfixed, up for grabs |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, determined, secure, sure, unchanging, foreseeable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undecided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sure, not definite |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, borderline, debatable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hesitant, iffy*, indecisive, indefinite, irresolute, moot, on the fence*, open, pending, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vague, wavering, wishy-washy*, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, dithering, hemming and hawing, in the middle, of two minds, pendent, running hot and cold, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, determined, settled, sure, undoubted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unresolved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain; not settled |
| Synonyms: | changing, doubtful, hesitant, hesitating, incomplete, indecisive, irresolute, moot, pending, unanswered, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, up in the air, vacillating, vague, betwixt and between, faltering, hot and cold, open to question, problematical, pussyfooting, unconcluded, unsolved, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, settled, sure, resolved, solved |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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