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fence-sitting

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Synonyms and Antonyms of fence-sitting

a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action

in Congress there was a lot of fence-sitting, with many representatives waiting to see which way the political wind was blowing

Synonyms of fence-sitting

faltering, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)

Words Related to fence-sitting

delay, hawing, procrastination, waiting

arrière-pensée, misgiving, second thought

consideration, debate, deliberation, doubt, incertitude, indecisiveness, indetermination, uncertainness, uncertainty

avoidance, equivocation

aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingness

faintheartedness, shyness, timidity, timidness

Near Antonyms of fence-sitting

certainty, certitude, confidence, decisiveness, determination, firmness, resoluteness, resolution, sureness

alacrity, eagerness, readiness

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