as in hesitation
a state or an instance of temporary inaction about the right course of action
her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating
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Recent Examples of indecision
Flexibility is about purposeful balance, not inconsistency or indecision.
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Or, in my case, indecision ends up being its own decision.
—Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
Another man full of indecision is Grant, who seems to bounce back and forth from hooking up with Natalie to missing Ashley.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Analysts say that the candidates’ lackluster campaigns failed to entice apathetic young people and generated unusual levels of voter indecision.
—Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Or, in my case, indecision ends up being its own decision.
—Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
Another man full of indecision is Grant, who seems to bounce back and forth from hooking up with Natalie to missing Ashley.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Analysts say that the candidates’ lackluster campaigns failed to entice apathetic young people and generated unusual levels of voter indecision.
—Nayara Batschke, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecision
Noun
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This kind of training helps eliminate hesitation in critical moments.—
Oleg Fonarov,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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For all his apparent hesitation, though, and his acknowledgment of the problems related to sports betting, Baker is also charged with helping his organization maximize profits.—
Made by History,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
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In contrast, the ACC, long considered one of the premier basketball conferences, has had a down year, partly based on a hesitancy to embrace NIL.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard opened up about her hesitancy to marry Ken on 'Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up', which airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime Comments Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is questioning where her relationship with Ken Urker is headed.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some Republican lawmakers have expressed hesitance to focus on a DOGE dividend rather than lowering the national deficit or expanding tax cuts, according to Forbes.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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Soren Toft and Vincent Clerc, the CEOs of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk, respectively, have called out the lack of safety guarantees as the top reason for their hesitance to return.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2025
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And with Russia’s Vladimir Putin failing to agree to a full pause in the fighting with Ukraine, signs point to a continuing war and uncertain American support for Ukraine.—
Ella Polak,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic provided a reprieve for millions of student loan borrowers, as stimulus checks and payment pauses allowed many of them to bring down their balances.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecision. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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