IRRESOLUTION Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

irresolution

noun

Definition of irresolution

as in hesitation

a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action after a moment of anguished irresolution, I raised my rifle and fired at the charging animal

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Recent Examples of irresolution Marcon never allows Ludwig or Fritz the release of closure; the films don’t so much restart as stay in a state of irresolution, endlessly pressing pause. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026 Such an image of irresolution encourages anti-American governments and terrorist groups. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresolution

Noun

Roosevelt is arguably the more useful example, precisely because of his hesitation, pragmatism, and self-interest.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
My hesitation in choosing him had to do with his background being political in experience, not administrative.

— Marci Woodward, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of hesitation

Noun

The service Mostly at ease with itself, and therefore the guests, and any hesitancy will be ironed out within a few weeks of opening.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
There’s pushback, or almost like a hesitancy, rooted in the trauma of slavery.

— David Katz, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hesitancy

Noun

However, Pritzker’s hesitance to deploy a comprehensive solution to data centers could be his Achilles’ heel in the primaries.

— Patrick McNamara, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Dexter grapples with killing her, but Rudy eventually can’t handle Dexter’s hesitance and takes the knife into his own hands—and nearly plunges it into Debra’s chest before Dexter stops him.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Definition of hesitance

Noun

Then someone from finance asks what the company got for the money, and the honest answer is a pause.

— Boris Dzhingarov, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Try the cheap partner-side fixes first, match the mid-tier device to the type of snoring and escalate to a doctor the moment breathing pauses enter the picture.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026