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as in unsure
unable or slow to make decisions
I was feeling indecisive, so it took me a while to pick a movie. He's always been an indecisive person.
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as in problematical
not causing something to be settled, final, or certain
The battle was indecisive, with both sides suffering heavy losses.
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Recent Examples of indecisive
Lorentz’s decision to skate into Ullmark on the aforementioned two-on-none, instead of passing or shooting the puck, was a clear example of indecisive play.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
The 29-year-old was exceptional in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG, but was indecisive on the ball in the first leg at the Parc des Princes.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Trump has downplayed concerns that his seemingly indecisive policy pronouncements may contribute to uneasiness among consumers and businesses.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecisive
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Researchers are still unsure of the exact cause of a water allergy.—
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And for some students at the start of their academic and professional careers, the latest development leaves them unsure about what to do next.—
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Klein is skeptical that the Trump Administration will usher in a new era of building things.—
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Hannah Harriman, a Marquette County Health Department nurse who previously spent 12 years working for Planned Parenthood of Marquette, is skeptical of any suggestion that telehealth can replace a rural brick-and-mortar clinic.—
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The problematic effect is that the votes of 100 potentially biased members of the media can cause significant salary changes for a few players every season.—
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Though many drivers of electric vehicles won't find the process of plugging in problematic, others – such as those with personal mobility issues – may appreciate some help.—
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The transaction could generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the Trump family, further raising concerns about the president’s conflicted relationship with crypto.—
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The commercial pressures to pad may have played a part; so, too, might Twain’s own conflicted relationship with America’s unresolved promises.—
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This phenomenon has been further propelled by ongoing inflation, high interest rates, and an uncertain economic outlook.—
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In the early, uncertain days of COVID-19, when people were told to stay home to save lives, Lightfoot chose compassion over citations.—
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Whether or not Jones would have wanted his character to feature in Fortnite is debatable, but strangely enough, Disney’s Star Wars has inspired similar debates in the past.—
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Whether that was the best ploy is debatable, particularly as results on the field have waned.—
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Clark took a series of questionable fouls from Reese's Sky throughout the 2024 season, including one from Reese June 16.—
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The Trump Administration has unleashed a torrent of unconstitutional executive orders and other questionable legal actions; with many of them, its goal seems less to win in the end than to inflict as much damage as possible along the way.—
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The final outcome of the race, which was the last remaining unsettled election of the 2024 cycle, seemed uncertain for months as Griffin challenged the validity of about 65,000 ballots cast in the race over various issues.—
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With the global situation becoming more unsettled, for some that was replaced by BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) starting in 2018. Those frameworks are still useful, but these are very different times.—
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“Indecisive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecisive. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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