Definition of indecisive in English:

indecisive

adjective ɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪv

1Not providing a clear and definite result.
an indecisive battle
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the year, battles such as Loos were indecisive and led to little movement in the lines of trenches.
- When it occurred, battle was thus costly and usually indecisive.
- Though manœuvring went on for four days and a good deal of damage was inflicted, the result was indecisive, no ships being captured or sunk.
- In October, a battle was fought at Edgehill but neither side won it and from a military point of view it was an indecisive battle.
- The Sri Lankan election held last Friday has resulted in an indecisive outcome that can only lead to further political volatility.
- Millions of bank customers are still shaking their heads at the indecisive outcome of Tuesday's hole-in-the-wall discussions in Harrogate.
- In May 2005 a campaign that never caught fire issued, perhaps inevitably, in a curiously indecisive result.
- Saying ‘maybe’ or any other indecisive response, practically counts as ‘no’.
- If the result remains indecisive, the coalition still loses.
- The first was a fairly indecisive battle at Lansdown, just outside Bath, which saw the royalist forces badly mauled as they foolishly attempted an assault of the northern ridge.
Synonyms
inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, contradictory, ambivalent, conflicting, confusing, two-edged, double-edged, paradoxical
informal up in the air
2(of a person) not able to make decisions quickly and effectively.
（人）优柔寡断的，犹豫不决的
he was too indecisive to carry out his political programme
Example sentencesExamples
- People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right.
- For weeks, I was completely indecisive about what I would call the new column.
- Writing that includes a mixture of cursive and printing styles shows that you are indecisive.
- An orchestra wants to be told what to do without hesitation or conference and a conductor who involves the orchestra in decision making is perceived to be weak and indecisive.
- Or if you are very indecisive, you might have to go shopping every day because you don't know which type of socks to buy.
- If he was occasionally indecisive, it was because he was painfully cognisant that lives hung on his decisions.
- Supposing for example that you have Mars in Libra: this makes people very indecisive.
- Soldiers who do not remain calm or are indecisive quickly lose their ability to resist.
- It's a clarion call to the meek, the mild-mannered and the indecisive.
- ‘Pochles’ is used to describe a person who is physically inept and indecisive in his actions.
- She's indecisive, she's basically paralyzed by some romantic notion of the way things should be.
- I was curious abut this - the idea of vocation, and how it is found, intrigues me, as I am so indecisive!
- The Celtic manager is the first to confess he is indecisive when it comes to signings, and he has a habit of holding off until the last gasp before committing to player recruitment.
- More important, he was indecisive and failed to grow in his job.
- He's indecisive to a point, but I think he's an immensely forceful character in parts of the play and not just when he's arguing with me.
- These persons are not usually suited to executive positions, since they are often indecisive.
- It was time to make up his mind, yet he was still indecisive.
- At best they are indecisive, and at the end they are completely unable to reach a position because their various representations prohibit them from doing so.
- He was a poor administrator, he was indecisive, and he seemed unable to make hard decisions.
- He is desperate, he is indecisive, and he is divisive.
Synonyms
irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak
vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, shilly-shallying
ambivalent, divided, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn
doubtful, unsure, uncertain
undecided, uncommitted, unresolved, undetermined
informal iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence

Derivatives

indecisively

adverbɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvli

I'd been up since six, cleaning and fussing indecisively over my wardrobe, and I'd eventually settled on a warm brown sweater and khaki pants.
Example sentencesExamples
- And they may feel obliged to take firm decision, quickly, to demonstrate to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that they are not evading their responsibilities or acting indecisively.
- He spent his early years indecisively moving about - working at an investment house, on a farm in Canada, and as a teacher in British public schools.
- He consulted a supervisor, who stared at me indecisively for a few minutes.
- The worst thing that could happen would be for it to end indecisively, with embittered semi-losers on all sides.

indecisiveness

noun ɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvnəsˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪvnəs

‘The ongoing indecisiveness on the part of the Government with regard to immigration policy has led to wide-scale confusion for employers,’ she said.
Example sentencesExamples
- I am over his uncertainties, his indecisiveness and the fact that he spent much of our relationship unsure of whether he wanted to be with me anyway.
- Being pregnant for the second time round should make me somewhat of a veteran at the highs and lows of pregnancy and yet I wasn't ready for a surge of indecisiveness that swept through my mind for a few heartfelt seconds last weekend.
- It was just a feeling, neither uncertainty nor indecisiveness, but doubts nonetheless.
- And with domestic political pressure building, indecisiveness and delay only increase frustration.

Definition of indecisive in US English:

indecisive

adjectiveˌindəˈsīsivˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪv

1Not settling an issue.
非决定性的；非结论性的
these experimental results are indecisive
这些实验结果都是非结论性的。
Example sentencesExamples
- If the result remains indecisive, the coalition still loses.
- Throughout the year, battles such as Loos were indecisive and led to little movement in the lines of trenches.
- In May 2005 a campaign that never caught fire issued, perhaps inevitably, in a curiously indecisive result.
- The Sri Lankan election held last Friday has resulted in an indecisive outcome that can only lead to further political volatility.
- The first was a fairly indecisive battle at Lansdown, just outside Bath, which saw the royalist forces badly mauled as they foolishly attempted an assault of the northern ridge.
- In October, a battle was fought at Edgehill but neither side won it and from a military point of view it was an indecisive battle.
- Millions of bank customers are still shaking their heads at the indecisive outcome of Tuesday's hole-in-the-wall discussions in Harrogate.
- Saying ‘maybe’ or any other indecisive response, practically counts as ‘no’.
- Though manœuvring went on for four days and a good deal of damage was inflicted, the result was indecisive, no ships being captured or sunk.
- When it occurred, battle was thus costly and usually indecisive.
Synonyms
inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, contradictory, ambivalent, conflicting, confusing, two-edged, double-edged, paradoxical
2(of a person) not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
（人）优柔寡断的，犹豫不决的
Example sentencesExamples
- He is desperate, he is indecisive, and he is divisive.
- More important, he was indecisive and failed to grow in his job.
- She's indecisive, she's basically paralyzed by some romantic notion of the way things should be.
- Supposing for example that you have Mars in Libra: this makes people very indecisive.
- I was curious abut this - the idea of vocation, and how it is found, intrigues me, as I am so indecisive!
- It's a clarion call to the meek, the mild-mannered and the indecisive.
- He's indecisive to a point, but I think he's an immensely forceful character in parts of the play and not just when he's arguing with me.
- It was time to make up his mind, yet he was still indecisive.
- The Celtic manager is the first to confess he is indecisive when it comes to signings, and he has a habit of holding off until the last gasp before committing to player recruitment.
- People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right.
- At best they are indecisive, and at the end they are completely unable to reach a position because their various representations prohibit them from doing so.
- These persons are not usually suited to executive positions, since they are often indecisive.
- Writing that includes a mixture of cursive and printing styles shows that you are indecisive.
- An orchestra wants to be told what to do without hesitation or conference and a conductor who involves the orchestra in decision making is perceived to be weak and indecisive.
- If he was occasionally indecisive, it was because he was painfully cognisant that lives hung on his decisions.
- ‘Pochles’ is used to describe a person who is physically inept and indecisive in his actions.
- Or if you are very indecisive, you might have to go shopping every day because you don't know which type of socks to buy.
- Soldiers who do not remain calm or are indecisive quickly lose their ability to resist.
- He was a poor administrator, he was indecisive, and he seemed unable to make hard decisions.
- For weeks, I was completely indecisive about what I would call the new column.
Synonyms
irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak

词汇	indecisive
释义	Definition of indecisive in English: indecisive adjective ɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪv 1Not providing a clear and definite result. an indecisive battle Example sentencesExamples Throughout the year, battles such as Loos were indecisive and led to little movement in the lines of trenches. When it occurred, battle was thus costly and usually indecisive. Though manœuvring went on for four days and a good deal of damage was inflicted, the result was indecisive, no ships being captured or sunk. In October, a battle was fought at Edgehill but neither side won it and from a military point of view it was an indecisive battle. The Sri Lankan election held last Friday has resulted in an indecisive outcome that can only lead to further political volatility. Millions of bank customers are still shaking their heads at the indecisive outcome of Tuesday's hole-in-the-wall discussions in Harrogate. In May 2005 a campaign that never caught fire issued, perhaps inevitably, in a curiously indecisive result. Saying ‘maybe’ or any other indecisive response, practically counts as ‘no’. If the result remains indecisive, the coalition still loses. The first was a fairly indecisive battle at Lansdown, just outside Bath, which saw the royalist forces badly mauled as they foolishly attempted an assault of the northern ridge. Synonyms inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, contradictory, ambivalent, conflicting, confusing, two-edged, double-edged, paradoxical informal up in the air 2(of a person) not able to make decisions quickly and effectively. （人）优柔寡断的，犹豫不决的 he was too indecisive to carry out his political programme Example sentencesExamples People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right. For weeks, I was completely indecisive about what I would call the new column. Writing that includes a mixture of cursive and printing styles shows that you are indecisive. An orchestra wants to be told what to do without hesitation or conference and a conductor who involves the orchestra in decision making is perceived to be weak and indecisive. Or if you are very indecisive, you might have to go shopping every day because you don't know which type of socks to buy. If he was occasionally indecisive, it was because he was painfully cognisant that lives hung on his decisions. Supposing for example that you have Mars in Libra: this makes people very indecisive. Soldiers who do not remain calm or are indecisive quickly lose their ability to resist. It's a clarion call to the meek, the mild-mannered and the indecisive. ‘Pochles’ is used to describe a person who is physically inept and indecisive in his actions. She's indecisive, she's basically paralyzed by some romantic notion of the way things should be. I was curious abut this - the idea of vocation, and how it is found, intrigues me, as I am so indecisive! The Celtic manager is the first to confess he is indecisive when it comes to signings, and he has a habit of holding off until the last gasp before committing to player recruitment. More important, he was indecisive and failed to grow in his job. He's indecisive to a point, but I think he's an immensely forceful character in parts of the play and not just when he's arguing with me. These persons are not usually suited to executive positions, since they are often indecisive. It was time to make up his mind, yet he was still indecisive. At best they are indecisive, and at the end they are completely unable to reach a position because their various representations prohibit them from doing so. He was a poor administrator, he was indecisive, and he seemed unable to make hard decisions. He is desperate, he is indecisive, and he is divisive. Synonyms irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak vacillating, equivocating, dithering, wavering, teetering, fluctuating, faltering, shilly-shallying ambivalent, divided, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, torn doubtful, unsure, uncertain undecided, uncommitted, unresolved, undetermined informal iffy, blowing hot and cold, sitting on the fence Derivatives indecisively adverbɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvli I'd been up since six, cleaning and fussing indecisively over my wardrobe, and I'd eventually settled on a warm brown sweater and khaki pants. Example sentencesExamples And they may feel obliged to take firm decision, quickly, to demonstrate to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister that they are not evading their responsibilities or acting indecisively. He spent his early years indecisively moving about - working at an investment house, on a farm in Canada, and as a teacher in British public schools. He consulted a supervisor, who stared at me indecisively for a few minutes. The worst thing that could happen would be for it to end indecisively, with embittered semi-losers on all sides. indecisiveness noun ɪndɪˈsʌɪsɪvnəsˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪvnəs ‘The ongoing indecisiveness on the part of the Government with regard to immigration policy has led to wide-scale confusion for employers,’ she said. Example sentencesExamples I am over his uncertainties, his indecisiveness and the fact that he spent much of our relationship unsure of whether he wanted to be with me anyway. Being pregnant for the second time round should make me somewhat of a veteran at the highs and lows of pregnancy and yet I wasn't ready for a surge of indecisiveness that swept through my mind for a few heartfelt seconds last weekend. It was just a feeling, neither uncertainty nor indecisiveness, but doubts nonetheless. And with domestic political pressure building, indecisiveness and delay only increase frustration. Definition of indecisive in US English: indecisive adjectiveˌindəˈsīsivˌɪndəˈsaɪsɪv 1Not settling an issue. 非决定性的；非结论性的 these experimental results are indecisive 这些实验结果都是非结论性的。 Example sentencesExamples If the result remains indecisive, the coalition still loses. Throughout the year, battles such as Loos were indecisive and led to little movement in the lines of trenches. In May 2005 a campaign that never caught fire issued, perhaps inevitably, in a curiously indecisive result. The Sri Lankan election held last Friday has resulted in an indecisive outcome that can only lead to further political volatility. The first was a fairly indecisive battle at Lansdown, just outside Bath, which saw the royalist forces badly mauled as they foolishly attempted an assault of the northern ridge. In October, a battle was fought at Edgehill but neither side won it and from a military point of view it was an indecisive battle. Millions of bank customers are still shaking their heads at the indecisive outcome of Tuesday's hole-in-the-wall discussions in Harrogate. Saying ‘maybe’ or any other indecisive response, practically counts as ‘no’. Though manœuvring went on for four days and a good deal of damage was inflicted, the result was indecisive, no ships being captured or sunk. When it occurred, battle was thus costly and usually indecisive. Synonyms inconclusive, proving nothing, settling nothing, open, indeterminate, undecided, unsettled, borderline, indefinite, unclear, ambiguous, contradictory, ambivalent, conflicting, confusing, two-edged, double-edged, paradoxical 2(of a person) not having or showing the ability to make decisions quickly and effectively. （人）优柔寡断的，犹豫不决的 Example sentencesExamples He is desperate, he is indecisive, and he is divisive. More important, he was indecisive and failed to grow in his job. She's indecisive, she's basically paralyzed by some romantic notion of the way things should be. Supposing for example that you have Mars in Libra: this makes people very indecisive. I was curious abut this - the idea of vocation, and how it is found, intrigues me, as I am so indecisive! It's a clarion call to the meek, the mild-mannered and the indecisive. He's indecisive to a point, but I think he's an immensely forceful character in parts of the play and not just when he's arguing with me. It was time to make up his mind, yet he was still indecisive. The Celtic manager is the first to confess he is indecisive when it comes to signings, and he has a habit of holding off until the last gasp before committing to player recruitment. People may say you are too indecisive, but it's only because you want to do what's right. At best they are indecisive, and at the end they are completely unable to reach a position because their various representations prohibit them from doing so. These persons are not usually suited to executive positions, since they are often indecisive. Writing that includes a mixture of cursive and printing styles shows that you are indecisive. An orchestra wants to be told what to do without hesitation or conference and a conductor who involves the orchestra in decision making is perceived to be weak and indecisive. If he was occasionally indecisive, it was because he was painfully cognisant that lives hung on his decisions. ‘Pochles’ is used to describe a person who is physically inept and indecisive in his actions. Or if you are very indecisive, you might have to go shopping every day because you don't know which type of socks to buy. Soldiers who do not remain calm or are indecisive quickly lose their ability to resist. He was a poor administrator, he was indecisive, and he seemed unable to make hard decisions. For weeks, I was completely indecisive about what I would call the new column. Synonyms irresolute, hesitant, tentative, weak
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