irresoluteness
Inability to commit
Irresoluteness is the quality of being unable to make firm decisions or commit to a course of action.
It suggests wavering, uncertainty, or a lack of resolve: His irresoluteness cost the team valuable time.
The word is formal and uncommon—most speakers would say indecision or indecisiveness.
Inability to choose
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- indecisivenessFailure to commit
- fence-sittingRefusing to take sides
shilly-shallying · equivocation · noncommittal · undecidedness · quandary · waffling · flip-flopping · second-guessing
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- inconstancyLack of steadiness
- changeablenessQuality of altering readily
instability · swaying · teetering · unsteadiness · inconsistency · unreliability · capriciousness · mutability
State of being uncertain
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
delay · pause · timidity · inhibition · hesitancy · foot-dragging · holding back · cold feet
State of being unsure
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
- qualmMomentary moral hesitation
apprehension · self-doubt · second thoughts · questioning · wariness · dubiety · reservations · suspicion
vacillation
Inability to choose
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
- indecisivenessFailure to commit
fence-sitting · shilly-shallying · equivocation · noncommittal · undecidedness · quandary · waffling · flip-flopping · second-guessing · inconclusiveness
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- inconstancyLack of steadiness
changeableness · instability · swaying · teetering · unsteadiness · inconsistency · unreliability · capriciousness · mutability · shifting
tentativeness
State of being uncertain
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
procrastination · delay · pause · timidity · inhibition · hesitancy · foot-dragging · holding back · cold feet · reticence
uncertainty
State of being unsure
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
qualm · apprehension · self-doubt · second thoughts · questioning · wariness · dubiety · reservations · suspicion · diffidence
irresolutenessresoluteness
Firmness of purpose
resolution · resolve · determination · decisiveness · firmness
resolve, resolution, resolved, resolute, unresolved, resolving, resolutely, irresolute, irresolution