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
Existential malaise, the restless yearning for something new, dissatisfaction and indecision, even at times depression and despair, surely go hand in hand with consciousness.
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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The versatile hairstyle will put an end to your indecision.
—Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
This taught me that indecision can be costlier than making tough calls.
—Wayne Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
While cognitive variability is useful, too much can lead to damaging indecision or inefficiency.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
By Annie Blackman Fulani Braids Are the Perfect Hybrid Protective Style
The versatile hairstyle will put an end to your indecision.
—Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
This taught me that indecision can be costlier than making tough calls.
—Wayne Yu, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
While cognitive variability is useful, too much can lead to damaging indecision or inefficiency.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indecision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecision
Noun
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As the fintech industry recalibrates—shifting from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable, focused models—leaders like Ferris are proving that clarity beats chaos, and conviction beats hesitation.—
Nicole Casperson,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Part of the hesitation expressed by business centers on understanding how the tariffs will affect consumers’ view of the economy.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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But a broader cultural hesitancy about the technology’s implications meant that, once OpenAI made its breakthrough, Altman—its C.E.O.—came to be seen not only as a fiduciary steward but also as an ethical one.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Many of their star performers were overworked, in part due to poor feedback loops with leadership, lack of strong team communication and an overall hesitancy to name workload imbalances.—
Woodrie Burich,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This hesitance only reinforces the false narrative that race is a divisive topic rather than an integral part of understanding American society.—
Anne Tapp Jaksa,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2025
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The war plans group chat uncovered by a journalist at The Atlantic exposed some daylight between Vice President Vance and others in the administration, showing Vance’s hesitance about launching a military strike that President Trump has hailed this week as necessary and successful.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
29 Mar. 2025
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Then, the White House announced that the U.S. and China have agreed to a 90 day pause in their trade war.—
David Hebert,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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However, since then, Donald Trump has initiated a 90-day pause in the U.S.-China tariff conflict, reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China has lowered its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports from 125% to 10% .—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecision. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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