Decide and Dither

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Decide verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Dither is an antonym for decide in make a decision topic.

Nearby Words: decisive, decision, deciding, decider

Dither verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.

Usage example: we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

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Decide is an antonym for dither in vacillate topic.

Nearby Words: dithering, dithered

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