Synonyms of indecision

indecision

noun

ˌin-di-ˈsi-zhən 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitation
• hesitancy
• hesitance
• pause
• delay
• vacillation
• irresolution
• wavering
• uncertainty
• deliberation
• faltering
• wobbling
• fence-sitting
• waiting
• shilly-shallying
• indecisiveness
• procrastination
• doubt
• shilly-shally
• reluctance
• hawing
• incertitude
• indetermination
• debate
• consideration
• second thought
• avoidance
• unwillingness
• timidity
• misgiving
• indisposition
• equivocation
• faintheartedness
• arrière-pensée
• uncertainness
• disinclination
• shyness
• timidness
• aversion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• determination
• resolution
• certainty
• confidence
• firmness
• certitude
• decisiveness
• readiness
• eagerness
• sureness
• resoluteness
• alacrity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indecision

And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Confirm who is actually attending and don’t let someone else’s indecision ruin your evening. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Andy Burnham, Britain’s soon-to-be prime minister, wants an array of bold new policies to attract voters who have grown tired of a Labour government mired in indecision and political backbiting. — Philip Aldrick, Fortune, 28 June 2026

At first, the Jell-O was also a way to express vulnerability, indecision and hesitation. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 June 2026