decisiveness
nounDivide decisiveness into syllables:
de · ci · sive · ness
How to pronounce decisiveness:
Definition of decisiveness:
- decisiveness (noun):
- the quality of being final or definitely settled.
Synonyms for decisiveness:
certainty
conclusive
conclusiveness
confidence
decidedness
decision
definiteness
determinateness
determination
determinedness
doggedness
finality
firmness
granite
inconclusive
obstinacy
perseverance
persistence
persistency
purposefulness
readiness
resoluteness
resolution
resolve
stick-to-itiveness
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Antonyms for decisiveness:
aimlessness
ambivalence
averseness
blowing hot and cold
changeability
continuity
cowardice
cunctation
dawdling
delay
delaying
demurral
dilly-dallying
dithering
doubt
doubtfulness
dubiety
equivocation
faltering
fear
flexibility
fluctuation
fraction
fumbling
half-heartedness
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