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
The point is not indecision, nor contradiction.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Campos said the late surge likely reflected voter indecision in the gubernatorial primary.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
But with all the indecision of this primary election, many were finding comfort in delivering their votes in person.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for indecision
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Campos said the late surge likely reflected voter indecision in the gubernatorial primary.
—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
But with all the indecision of this primary election, many were finding comfort in delivering their votes in person.
—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
What The Dark Wizard does differently is grapple with Potter’s impenetrability without being able to resolve it, and consider how that indecision might change our perceptions of his life and his May 2015 death while BASE jumping in Yosemite.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecision
Noun
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What drives the hesitation is rarely bad code.
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At the center of KeyBanc’s hesitation is Starship, the giant reusable rocket that Musk, the CEO, has described as critical to the future of satellite deployment, deep-space exploration and, eventually, colonization of Mars.
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Part of it is a hesitancy to trade veterans on expiring contracts (prior to this season’s trades with Buffalo) to get picks back.
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Another common problem for leaders is dealing with the pressure to innovate or the hesitancy to invest from the board.
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That hesitance in the Republican Party coexists with palpable relief that there’s a ceasefire agreement in the Middle East after months of strikes on Iran.
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Others, like Choi, believe that knowledge gaps are to blame for donor hesitance to get involved.
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As a result, the world’s energy needs went on pause as oil and gas could not flow freely through this critical area.
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In the third round, Magomedov poked Pereira in the eye, forcing a roughly two-minute pause, and still no point came off.
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecision. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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