INDECISION Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word indecision. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INDECISION
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indecisiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||||
irresolution | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose | ||||||||
ambivalence | nounn | |||||||
noun • mixed feelings or emotions | ||||||||
bewilderment | nounn | |||||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||||
confusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||||
doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||||
dubiety | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||||
hesitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • a certain degree of unwillingness • the act of pausing uncertainly | ||||||||
perplexity | nounn | |||||||
noun • trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | ||||||||
uncertainty | nounn | |||||||
noun • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||||
vacillation | nounn | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • changing location by moving back and forth | ||||||||
wavering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes adjective satellite • uncertain in purpose or action |