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in decisive
adjective as in inconclusive
adjective as in indecisive
adjective as in ineffective/ineffectual
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in lukewarm
adjective as in obscure
Weak matches
adjective as in on the fence
Weak matches
- ambivalent
- betwixt and between
- blowing hot and cold
- borderline
- debatable
- divided
- hemming and hawing
- hesitant
- iffy
- impartial
- in the middle
- indecisive
- irresolute
- neutral
- not definite
- not sure
- of two minds
- open
- running hot and cold
- tentative
- torn
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncommitted
- undetermined
- unsure
- up in the air
- waffling
- wavering
- wishy-washy
adjective as in open
adjective as in precarious
Strongest matches
adjective as in problematic
adjective as in questionable
Weak matches
- apocryphal
- contingent
- controvertible
- cryptic
- disputable
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- fishy
- hard to believe
- hypothetical
- iffy
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- moot
- mysterious
- obscure
- occult
- open to doubt
- open to question
- oracular
- paradoxical
- problematical
- provisional
- shady
- suspect
- unconfirmed
- undefined
- under advisement
- under examination
- unreliable
- unsettled
adjective as in shaky
adjective as in undecided
Strongest matches
adjective as in uneventful
adjective as in unresolved
adjective as in unsure
Strongest matches
adjective as in weak
adjective as in wishy-washy
adjective as in ineffective
Strongest matches
adjective as in borderline
Strongest match
Strong match
adjective as in vacillating
Strong matches
Weak matches
adjective as in changeable
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- agitated
- commutative
- convertible
- fitful
- flighty
- fluid
- impulsive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- kaleidoscopic
- mobile
- movable
- permutable
- restless
- reversible
- revocable
- skittish
- spasmodic
- transformable
- transitional
- uncertain
- unreliable
- unsteady
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- variant
- versatile
- wavering
- whimsical
adjective as in clouded
adjective as in dubitable
adjective as in inefficacious
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in problematical
adjective as in unapt
Weak matches
- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- contingent
- debatable
- dicey
- disreputable
- doubtable
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- far-fetched
- fat chance
- fishy
- hazardous
- hazy
- iffy
- improbable
- impugnable
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- insecure
- long shot
- obscure
- on thin ice
- open
- pending
- precarious
- problematic
- questionable
- shady
- sneaky
- speculative
- suspect
- suspicious
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- uncertain
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- uneasy
- unlikely
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsure
- up for grabs
adjective as in vacillant
Weak matches
adjective as in vacillatory
Weak matches
adjective as in aimless
Weak matches
- accidental
- any which way
- bits and pieces
- blind
- capricious
- careless
- casual
- chance
- directionless
- drifting
- fanciful
- fickle
- fits and starts
- flighty
- fortuitous
- goalless
- heedless
- hit-or-miss
- indecisive
- irresolute
- objectless
- purposeless
- shiftless
- stray
- thoughtless
- unavailing
- undirected
- unguided
- unplanned
- unpredictable
- vagrant
- wandering
- wanton
- wayward
adjective as in doubtful
Strongest matches
adjective as in doubtful
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- agnostic
- baffled
- confused
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- distracted
- distrustful
- disturbed
- doubting
- equivocal
- faithless
- faltering
- flustered
- hesitating
- in a quandary
- in clouds
- in dilemma
- irresolute
- like doubting Thomas
- lost
- not following
- of two minds
- perplexed
- questioning
- theoretical
- troubled
- unresolved
- vacillating
- wavering
- without belief
adjective as in dubious
Strongest matches
adjective as in feeble
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aged
- chicken
- debilitated
- delicate
- doddering
- dopey
- effete
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- epicene
- etiolated
- exhausted
- failing
- faint
- flat
- gentle
- helpless
- impotent
- inadequate
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- languid
- low
- out of gas
- poor
- powerless
- sapless
- slight
- strengthless
- thin
- unconvincing
- vitiated
- weakly
- wimpy
- woozy
- zero
adjective as in halting
adjective as in hesitant
adjective as in inconclusive
adjective as in indecisive
adjective as in ineffective/ineffectual
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in lukewarm
adjective as in obscure
Weak matches
adjective as in on the fence
Weak matches
- ambivalent
- betwixt and between
- blowing hot and cold
- borderline
- debatable
- divided
- hemming and hawing
- hesitant
- iffy
- impartial
- in the middle
- indecisive
- irresolute
- neutral
- not definite
- not sure
- of two minds
- open
- running hot and cold
- tentative
- torn
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncommitted
- undetermined
- unsure
- up in the air
- waffling
- wavering
- wishy-washy
adjective as in open
adjective as in precarious
Strongest matches
adjective as in problematic
adjective as in questionable
Weak matches
- apocryphal
- contingent
- controvertible
- cryptic
- disputable
- dubitable
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- fishy
- hard to believe
- hypothetical
- iffy
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- moot
- mysterious
- obscure
- occult
- open to doubt
- open to question
- oracular
- paradoxical
- problematical
- provisional
- shady
- suspect
- unconfirmed
- undefined
- under advisement
- under examination
- unreliable
- unsettled
adjective as in shaky
adjective as in undecided
Strongest matches
adjective as in uneventful
adjective as in unresolved
adjective as in unsure
Strongest matches
adjective as in weak
adjective as in wishy-washy
adjective as in ineffective
Strongest matches
adjective as in borderline
Strongest match
Strong match
adjective as in vacillating
Strong matches
Weak matches
adjective as in changeable
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- agitated
- commutative
- convertible
- fitful
- flighty
- fluid
- impulsive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- kaleidoscopic
- mobile
- movable
- permutable
- restless
- reversible
- revocable
- skittish
- spasmodic
- transformable
- transitional
- uncertain
- unreliable
- unsteady
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- variant
- versatile
- wavering
- whimsical
adjective as in clouded
adjective as in dubitable
adjective as in inefficacious
Weak matches
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
adjective as in problematical
adjective as in unapt
Weak matches
- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- contingent
- debatable
- dicey
- disreputable
- doubtable
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- far-fetched
- fat chance
- fishy
- hazardous
- hazy
- iffy
- improbable
- impugnable
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- insecure
- long shot
- obscure
- on thin ice
- open
- pending
- precarious
- problematic
- questionable
- shady
- sneaky
- speculative
- suspect
- suspicious
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- uncertain
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- uneasy
- unlikely
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsure
- up for grabs
adjective as in vacillant
Weak matches
adjective as in vacillatory
Weak matches
adjective as in aimless
Weak matches
- accidental
- any which way
- bits and pieces
- blind
- capricious
- careless
- casual
- chance
- directionless
- drifting
- fanciful
- fickle
- fits and starts
- flighty
- fortuitous
- goalless
- heedless
- hit-or-miss
- indecisive
- irresolute
- objectless
- purposeless
- shiftless
- stray
- thoughtless
- unavailing
- undirected
- unguided
- unplanned
- unpredictable
- vagrant
- wandering
- wanton
- wayward
adjective as in doubtful
Strongest matches
adjective as in doubtful
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- agnostic
- baffled
- confused
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- distracted
- distrustful
- disturbed
- doubting
- equivocal
- faithless
- faltering
- flustered
- hesitating
- in a quandary
- in clouds
- in dilemma
- irresolute
- like doubting Thomas
- lost
- not following
- of two minds
- perplexed
- questioning
- theoretical
- troubled
- unresolved
- vacillating
- wavering
- without belief
adjective as in dubious
Strongest matches
adjective as in feeble
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aged
- chicken
- debilitated
- delicate
- doddering
- dopey
- effete
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- epicene
- etiolated
- exhausted
- failing
- faint
- flat
- gentle
- helpless
- impotent
- inadequate
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- languid
- low
- out of gas
- poor
- powerless
- sapless
- slight
- strengthless
- thin
- unconvincing
- vitiated
- weakly
- wimpy
- woozy
- zero
adjective as in halting
adjective as in hesitant
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On this page you'll find 1434 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in decisive, such as: ambiguous, deficient, incomplete, uncertain, unconvincing, and uneventful.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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