decidedness
State of commitment
Decidedness is the quality of being decided—showing firmness or resolution.
Where decisiveness emphasizes the ability to make choices quickly, decidedness emphasizes the settled, unwavering nature of a position already taken: She spoke with decidedness about her plans to leave.
The word is uncommon; most writers reach for decisiveness or determination instead.
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finalityState of conclusive completion
settlement · certainty · closure · definiteness · unwavering · fixed · settled · commitment
Confident self-expression quality
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- directnessQuality of being straightforward
forthrightness · strong-willed · unhesitating · commanding · authoritative · no-nonsense · emphatic · unequivocal
Inability to choose
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
uncertainty · doubt · fence-sitting · wishy-washy · dithering · equivocation · irresolution · tentativeness
determination
Firmness of purpose
- firmnessResistance to deformation
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- conclusionEnd or deduction
finality · settlement · certainty · closure · definiteness · unwavering · fixed · settled · commitment · conviction
assertiveness
Confident self-expression quality
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
directness · forthrightness · strong-willed · unhesitating · commanding · authoritative · no-nonsense · emphatic · unequivocal · clear-cut
undecidedness
Inability to choose
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
ambivalence · uncertainty · doubt · fence-sitting · wishy-washy · dithering · equivocation · irresolution · tentativeness · second-guessing
decidednessindecision
Failure to decide
indecisiveness · uncertainty · irresolution · vacillation · hesitation
decidednesstimidity
Fearful lack of courage
fearfulness · fear · trepidation · tentativeness · diffidence
decidednessirresoluteness
Lack of firm purpose
spinelessness · weak-mindedness · wishy-washiness · feebleness · timidity
decide, decision, decided, deciding, decisive, indecisive, decider, undecided, decidedly