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as in unsure
unable or slow to make decisions
I was feeling indecisive, so it took me a while to pick a movie. He's always been an indecisive person.
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as in problematical
not causing something to be settled, final, or certain
The battle was indecisive, with both sides suffering heavy losses.
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Recent Examples of indecisive
However, the sign of twins also has a more indecisive and flaky side, which Roy Anderson displays with Pam.
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Lorentz’s decision to skate into Ullmark on the aforementioned two-on-none, instead of passing or shooting the puck, was a clear example of indecisive play.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
The 29-year-old was exceptional in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG, but was indecisive on the ball in the first leg at the Parc des Princes.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Lorentz’s decision to skate into Ullmark on the aforementioned two-on-none, instead of passing or shooting the puck, was a clear example of indecisive play.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Batches of paper slips representing indecisive tallies are burned using chemicals that produce black smoke from the chapel chimney.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
The 29-year-old was exceptional in the Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG, but was indecisive on the ball in the first leg at the Parc des Princes.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecisive
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Fewer than half of U.S. businesses report having a formal crisis communication plan, and 23% either don’t have one or are unsure if a plan exists.—
Nicole Tidei,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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When Ginny & Georgia’s Brianne Howey entered the courtroom set for Season 3, she was tasked with playing a new version of her usually confident and cunning character– one that was now afraid, powerless, and exceedingly unsure of herself.—
Jennifer Adams,
StyleCaster,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025
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It will be decided on by a conservative-majority Supreme Court that has been skeptical of considerations of race in public life.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The comment was in answer to how Friends, in its second resurgence in the streaming era, was receiving some criticism for some of its problematic elements, i.e. the lack of diversity, homophobia, sexism, etc.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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All signs point to some problematic visitors heading to Wellsbury in season 4.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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On the red carpet, some performers expressed more conflicted feelings about LuPone.—
Gordon Cox,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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The decision alludes to her conflicted relationship to a clutch of attitudes that are often coded as right-wing.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
28 May 2025
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Though Bonnie had experience with bottle babies, this kitten's fragile condition made survival uncertain.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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His departure marks the second shortest time any actor has spent as the Doctor — logging in just one more season than Christopher Eccleston — and certainly leaves the future of the iconic British show uncertain.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Leo: Miranda Hobbes Miranda’s birthdate is debatable.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Whether or not Jones would have wanted his character to feature in Fortnite is debatable, but strangely enough, Disney’s Star Wars has inspired similar debates in the past.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Technical guardrails help ensure agents stay within scope and flag questionable output for human review.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to LA, and, under a questionable legal basis, the Secretary of Defense has put Marines at Camp Pendleton on alert.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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On the flipside, stablecoins could pose a substantial risk to banks and the banking system as a whole, particularly if they are allowed to pay interest (which remains unsettled with regulators).—
Michael Abbott,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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More storms in Kansas City’s forecast The weather pattern will remain unsettled with multiple chances for storms later in the week, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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“Indecisive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecisive. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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