Fence-sitting
Fence-sitting noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: in Congress there was a lot of fence-sitting regarding the war, with many representatives waiting to see which way the political wind was blowing
Indetermination and fence-sitting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indetermination" instead a noun phrase "Fence-sitting".
Indetermination
Indetermination noun - The quality of being vague and poorly defined.
Fence-sitting and indetermination are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fence-sitting" instead a noun "Indetermination".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- consideration and fence-sitting
- consideration and indetermination
- delay and fence-sitting
- delay and indetermination
- deliberation and fence-sitting
- deliberation and indetermination
- faltering and fence-sitting
- faltering and indetermination
- wavering and fence-sitting
- wavering and indetermination
- pause and fence-sitting
- pause and indetermination
- vacillation and fence-sitting
- vacillation and indetermination
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