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
Simple can be better for those of us who struggle with indecision or prefer a minimalist aesthetic.
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Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
And every time, something has happened to swing momentum back toward indecision.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Throughout her many times as a political candidate and office holder, Harris has been dogged by allegations of incompetence and indecision, fueled by anonymous quotes and unbelievably bad public appearances.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Groups larger than six are required to order from a set chef’s choice menu—to better ward off indecision and infighting.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
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Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
And every time, something has happened to swing momentum back toward indecision.
—Levi Weaver, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Throughout her many times as a political candidate and office holder, Harris has been dogged by allegations of incompetence and indecision, fueled by anonymous quotes and unbelievably bad public appearances.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Groups larger than six are required to order from a set chef’s choice menu—to better ward off indecision and infighting.
—Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecision
Noun
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So there's no hesitation in that regard.—
EW Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tuesday's result capped a tumultuous final month that saw national Republican condemnation, Democratic hesitation and equivocation, and a barrage of attack ads.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Wyatt gave Minnie some distance, which made sense after Kylie spoke about her eldest daughter’s hesitancy around characters at the theme park.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Liberty’s own hesitancy to committing is based on her past as well as her day-to-day dealing with [divorce] clients.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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The judge continued to echo his hesitance following the reveal and shared an Instagram Stories post posing the question for fans.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Now, there is some reason for hesitance here, mainly because Raymond could be playing with a rotating cast on his line’s left wing this season.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Tampa Bay’s defeat to New England gave the exec some pause on the Buccaneers, while the injury situation in San Francisco seems too much to overcome.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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After a Boston appeals court ruled late Friday to not immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a ruling pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause, the Associated Press said.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Indecision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecision. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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