Determination
Determination noun - Firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose.
Usage example: the determination with which the pioneers settled the land despite many hardships and setbacks
Indecision
Indecision noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction about the right course of action.
Usage example: her indecision about where to go for dinner, while everyone was getting hungrier by the minute, was frustrating
Determination is an antonym for indecision.
Nearby Words: indecisive, indecisively
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Indecision and Determination. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/determination/indecision
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Indecision or Determination. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/determination/indecision.
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