irresoluteness

noun

Definition of irresolutenessnext
as in indecision

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresoluteness
  1. indecision
  2. hesitation
  3. indecisiveness
  4. irresolution
  5. inhibition
  6. anxiety
  7. bashfulness
  8. embarrassment
Noun
  • The result could be a level of indecision that the military cannot afford.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • What appears to be burnout, indecision, frustration or declining engagement is often something deeper.
    — Jody Michael, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of indecision
Noun
  • Decisiveness looks like strength, and hesitation looks like weakness.
    — Alfonso Cahero, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Without any hesitation, Martineau said her favorite food item is fennel & orange salad.
    — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Definition of hesitation
Noun
  • Libra, you’re best known for your harmonious nature and your indecisiveness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • On the right, critics accuse him of indecisiveness and of failing to fully dismantle structures inherited from MAS.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Definition of indecisiveness
Noun
  • In those heady decades of postmodern language-play and seductive irresolution, claims for literature as a force for truth and justice would likely be dismissed, with a smirk, as humanist pieties.
    — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of irresolution
Noun
  • Put inhibitions aside to experience the latest episode of Doc Talk, hosted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley), and Matt Carey, Deadline’s senior documentary editor.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026
  • Darkness removes that inhibition and allows the pineal gland to release melatonin.
    — Sally Ibrahim, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
Definition of inhibition
Noun
  • Still, people living near the border say the possibility of Belarus becoming more involved in Russia’s war remains a source of anxiety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Psychological symptoms like anxiety, irritability and depression often show up before physical ones, peaking between ages 41 and 45.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
Definition of anxiety
Noun
  • Her skin—something known as Frubber, a porous patented blend of fleshlike elastic polymers—stretched over a structure of plastic and titanium, and there was no flicker of bashfulness.
    — Dan Turello, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Definition of bashfulness
Noun
  • Our state’s ballot access laws are an anti-democratic embarrassment.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • In cases like Starbucks Korea, the issue extends beyond embarrassment because the campaign inadvertently touched on events that remain culturally and politically sensitive.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of embarrassment
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“Irresoluteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresoluteness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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