IRRESOLUTE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

irresolute

adjective

Definition of irresolute

as in weak

formal not certain about what to do; not resolute He has been criticized as an irresolute leader.

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Recent Examples of irresolute Both Fortune and Harris express having great empathy for the protagonist, who was an insecure girl that had an irresolute boyfriend and made a grave mistake. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 Where Trump is unrelenting and single-minded, the justices have been inconsistent and unpredictable, and therefore appear irresolute. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025 Downtown, in his studio at the corner of White and Cortlandt Alley, on a Thursday evening in late July, Wyeth sat on his stool and considered the irresolute underpainting on his canvas. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025 The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024 Showing signs of being irresolute can signal weakness that adversaries take note of. — Michael Poznansky, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresolute

Adjective

But despite growing international demand for Chinese goods, domestic consumption remains a critical weak spot in the nation’s economic development.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The stock plunged 25% for its worst day on record after issuing weak preliminary results for the second quarter.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of weak

Adjective

Supporters suggest these approaches could offer alternative financing structures, while critics note that long-term performance and adoption remain uncertain.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026
The more proactive, in contrast, would try to steer government R&D toward promising but uncertain conservation experiments.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of uncertain

Adjective

When team members seem disconnected, less motivated or hesitant to contribute, leaders need to look beyond surface-level symptoms and determine what’s really standing in the way of stronger participation and performance.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Some delegates were hesitant, but a committee was appointed to draft the document.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026

Definition of hesitant

Adjective

Chalky light pinks and powder blues can fall flat and read as indecisive.

— Cori Sears, The Spruce, 21 June 2026
Helena Newman, auctioneer and chairman of Impressionist and modern art, elegant in a green Victoria Beckham dress, leaned firmly on specialists with indecisive phone bidders.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of indecisive

Adjective

Earlier this month, Nancy Guthrie, the elderly and infirm mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was violently taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
The four Democratic members of the JBC, which controls the state budget, asked with growing consternation why the Department of Corrections hadn’t brought them a plan to address overcrowding, to step up releases of old and infirm inmates, or to improve its own shortcomings.

— Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026