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101 shilly-shally
колебаться; нерешительность; нерешительный; нерешительноСинонимический ряд:1. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobbly2. hesitation (noun) hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution; to-and-fro; vacillation; wavering3. hesitate (verb) dither; falter; halt; hesitate; pause; stagger; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggle -
102 suspect
1. n подозреваемый или подозрительный человек2. a predic подозрительный3. a predic подозреваемый4. v подозревать5. v сомневаться в истинности, не доверять6. v предполагать, допускатьto suspect a plot — предполагать, что существует заговор
7. v думать, полагатьhe showed qualities that no one would have suspected him to possess — он обнаружил качества, которых в нём никто и не подозревал
Синонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; furtive; impugnable; indecisive; open; precarious; problematic; queasy; questionable; shady; shaky; suspected; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; undecided; uneasy; unsettled; unstable; unsure2. defendant (noun) defendant3. believe (verb) assume; believe; conceive; conjecture; consider; expect; fancy; gather; guess; imagine; speculate; suppose; surmise; take; think; understand4. doubt (verb) disbelieve; distrust; doubt; misdoubt; mistrustАнтонимический ряд:know; trust; trustworthy -
103 suspicious
1. a подозрительный, недоверчивый2. a вызывающий подозрение, подозрительныйСинонимический ряд:1. distrustful (adj.) disbelieving; distrustful; doubting; dubious; having doubts; jealous; leery; mistrustful; sceptical; skeptical; suspecting; untrusting; wary2. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; furtive; impugnable; indecisive; open; precarious; problematic; queasy; questionable; shady; shaky; suspect; uncertain; unclear; undecided; uneasy; unsettled; unstable; unsure; untrustworthy3. odd (adj.) odd; peculiar; queer; strangeАнтонимический ряд:clear; normal; trusting -
104 tentative
1. n попытка, опыт, эксперимент; пробаtentative comparability — попытка сопоставления; попытка сравнения
2. a пробный, опытный, экспериментальный; ориентировочный3. a гипотетический, предполагаемый4. a предварительный; временный5. a нерешительный, неуверенныйСинонимический ряд:1. alternate (adj.) alternate; alternative; substitute; surrogate2. conditional (adj.) conditional; dependent; experimental; indefinite; pilot; probationary; provisional; provisionary; provisory; qualified; temporary; trial3. rough (adj.) preliminary; rough; sketchy; unfinished; unperfected; unpolished4. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; doubtful; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobblyАнтонимический ряд:definite; definitive; final; permanent; sure -
105 timid
1. a застенчивый; неуверенный, робкийTimid Giant — " робкий гигант "
2. a пугливыйСинонимический ряд:1. cowardly (adj.) apprehensive; blushing; cowardly; fainthearted; fearful; mousy; pusillanimous; shrinking; timorous; undaring2. shy (adj.) backward; bashful; coy; demure; diffident; humble; modest; rabbity; reticent; retiring; self-effacing; shy; unassertive; unassured; withdrawn3. vacillating (adj.) capricious; double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; irresponsible; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; unstable; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobblyАнтонимический ряд:bold; brave; chivalrous; confident; courageous; daring; dauntless; determined; fearless; gallant; hardy; indomitable; intrepid; rash -
106 uncertain
1. a сомнительный, неясный, точно не известный2. a неопределённый3. a изменчивый, ненадёжный, капризный4. a неуверенный, колеблющийся, нерешительный, сомневающийсяСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambivalent; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubitable; fishy; impugnable; indistinct; precarious; queasy; shady; shaky; suspect; suspicious; uneasy; unsure2. moot (adj.) arguable; contested; debatable; disputable; disputed; dubious; moot; mootable; problematic; problematical; questionable3. obscure (adj.) amphibological; double-edged; double-faced; dusky; equivocal; murky; nubilous; obscure; opaque; sibylline; tenebrous; unclear; unexplicit; unintelligible; vague4. open (adj.) ambiguous; cloudy; indefinite; indeterminate; nebulous; open; sceptical; undecided; undetermined; unfixed; unresolved; unsettled5. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; undecisive; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobbly6. variable (adj.) alterable; capricious; chance; chancy; changeable; erratic; fickle; fluctuant; fluid; freakish; iffy; incalculable; inconsistent; inconstant; insecure; irregular; lubricious; mercurial; mutable; shifty; slippery; temperamental; ticklish; undependable; unpredictable; unreliable; unsafe; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; variable; volatile; whimsicalАнтонимический ряд:definite; fixed; positive; regular; sure -
107 unclear
1. a неясный, непонятный2. a неуверенный, сомневающийсяСинонимический ряд:1. clouded (adj.) clouded; hazy; muddled; murky2. doubtful (adj.) borderline; chancy; doubtable; doubtful; dubitable; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; precarious; problematic; problematical; queasy; questionable; shady; shaky; suspect; suspicious; undecided; uneasy; unsettled; unstable; unsure3. equivocal (adj.) ambiguous; cloudy; confused; deceptive; dubious; equivocal; garbled; indeterminate; misleading; nebulous; uncertain; unintelligible; vague4. faint (adj.) blear; bleary; blurry; dim; faint; foggy; fuzzy; ill-defined; indefinite; indistinct; misty; shadowy; undefined; undetermined; undistinct; vaporous5. obscure (adj.) amphibological; double-edged; double-faced; dusky; nubilous; obscure; opaque; sibylline; tenebrous; unexplicitАнтонимический ряд:clear; distinct; plain -
108 undecided
1. a нерешённый, неразрешённый2. a нерешительный, колеблющийся3. a не принявший решения, не решившийся4. a неопределённый, неясный5. a неустановившийсяСинонимический ряд:doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; ambivalent; borderline; chancy; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; incredulous; indecisive; indefinite; indeterminate; irresolute; moot; open; pendent; pending; perplexed; precarious; problematic; problematical; queasy; questionable; sceptical; shady; shaky; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; uncommitted; undetermined; uneasy; unresolved; unsettled; unstable; unsure; up in the air; vague -
109 uneasy
1. a неудобный2. a беспокойный, тревожный3. a вызывающий беспокойство; ненадёжныйan uneasy truce — шаткое перемирие; прекращение огня, который вот-вот может возобновиться
4. a смущённый, неловкийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; precarious; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; undecided; unstable2. fidgety (adj.) awkward; constrained; fidgety; harrowed; irascible; jittery; languishing; on edge; self-conscious; snappish; uncomfortable; unsure3. nervous (adj.) edgy; jumpy; nervous; nervy; restive; restless; skittish; tense; twitchy; uptight4. unsettled (adj.) anxious; apprehensive; concerned; disquieted; distressed; disturbed; frightened; perplexed; shaky; troubled; unpeaceful; unquiet; unrestful; unsettled; untranquil; wary; worriedАнтонимический ряд:calm; comfortable -
110 unpersuasive
a неубедительныйСинонимический ряд:unfinished (adj.) inconclusive; indecisive; unconvincing; unfinished; unsettled -
111 unresolved
1. a нерешительный2. a не принявший решения3. a нерешённый4. a нераспавшийся; неразложенный5. a спец. неразрешённыйСинонимический ряд:1. hanging (adj.) deadlocked; experimental; hanging; iffy; indeterminate; pending; tentative; unconcluded; unfinished; unsolved2. open (adj.) indefinite; open; uncertain; undecided; undetermined; unsettled; unsure; vague3. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; timid; undecisive; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobblyАнтонимический ряд: -
112 unsettled
1. a неустойчивый, неустановившийся2. a неуспокоившийся; беспокойный; неуравновешенный3. a нерешённый, неурегулированный4. a неоплаченный5. a незаселённыйСинонимический ряд:1. back (adj.) back; frontier; outlandish; remote2. changeable (adj.) alterable; changeable; changeful; fluid; irresolute; mobile; mutable; protean; shaky; uncertain; undependable; unstable; unsteady; vacillating; variable; wavering; weathery3. concerned (adj.) anxious; concerned; disquieted; distressed; nervous; troubled; worried4. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; chancy; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; indefinite; indeterminate; open; pendent; pending; precarious; problematic; problematical; queasy; questionable; shady; suspect; suspicious; unclear; undecided; undetermined; unresolved; unsure; vague5. due (adj.) due; mature; outstanding; overdue; owed; owing; payable; receivable; unpaid6. restless (adj.) discomfited; restless; uneasy; unpeaceful; unquiet; unrestful; untranquil7. untidy (adj.) discomposed; disturbed; murky; untidy; upset8. disordered (verb) deranged; disarranged; disarrayed; disjointed; dislocated; disordered; disorganised; disorganized; disrupted; distempered; disturbed; jumbled; mess up; messed up; mix up; mixed up; muddled; mussed up; rummaged; shuffled; sickened; tumbled; turned; unhinged; unsettled; upset9. rocked (verb) agitated; bothered; discomposed; dismayed; disquieted; disturbed; flurried; flustered; perturbed; rocked; ruffled; shook; tossedАнтонимический ряд:certain; clarified; cleared; peaceful; secure; settled; stable; steady -
113 unstable
1. a нетвёрдый, неустойчивый2. a непостоянный, изменчивый, колеблющийся3. a зыбкий, сыпучий4. a физ. хим. нестабильный, нестойкийСинонимический ряд:1. doubtful (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; open; problematic; queasy; shady; suspect; suspicious; unclear; uneasy2. emotional (adj.) emotional; erratic; insecure; irrational3. explosive (adj.) explosive; inflammable; volatile4. inconstant (adj.) alterable; capricious; changeable; changeful; fickle; fitful; fluid; freakish; inconsistent; inconstant; lubricious; mercurial; mobile; movable; moving; mutable; portable; protean; shifty; slippery; temperamental; uncertain; undecided; unpredictable; unsettled; unsteadfast; unsteady; variable; weathery; whimsical5. radioactive (adj.) radioactive6. rocky (adj.) rocky; ticklish; tricky7. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; infirm; insubstantial; precarious; rickety; rootless; shaky; tottering; tottery; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; weak; wobblyАнтонимический ряд:constant; inert; rational; stable; steady -
114 unsure
1. a ненадёжный2. a не гарантированный от опасности, небезопасный3. a неопределённый4. a неуверенный, колеблющийся; нетвёрдыйСинонимический ряд:1. insecure (adj.) insecure; unassured; unconfident2. open (adj.) ambiguous; borderline; chancy; clouded; doubtable; doubtful; dubious; dubitable; equivocal; fishy; impugnable; indecisive; indefinite; indeterminate; obscure; open; precarious; problematic; problematical; queasy; questionable; questioning; sceptical; shady; skeptical; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unclear; unconvinced; undecided; undetermined; uneasy; unresolved; unsettled; vague3. unreliable (adj.) fly-by-night; trustless; undependable; unreliable; untrustworthy; untrusty4. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; insubstantial; rootless; shaky; tottery; unstable; unsteady; vacillating; wavering; weak; wobbly -
115 wavering
n колебания; нерешительностьСинонимический ряд:1. retiring (adj.) backward; bashful; diffident; disinclined; hesitant; loath; retiring; shy; timid2. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; weak-kneed; whiffling; wiggle-waggle3. weak (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; insecure; rootless; shaky; unstable; unsure; weak; wobbly4. hesitation (noun) hesitancy; hesitation; indecision; indecisiveness; irresolution; shilly-shally; to-and-fro; vacillation5. hesitating (verb) dithering; faltering; halting; hesitating; pausing; shilly-shallying; whiffling6. swaying (verb) staggering; swaying; teetering; tottering; weaving; wobbling7. swinging (verb) swinging; vacillating; wavering -
116 weak
1. a слабый; бессильный; хилый, хрупкийweak in intellect — умственно неполноценный; придурковатый
2. a безвольный, нерешительный; неустойчивыйweak will — слабоволие, безволие
3. a неубедительный, неосновательный, шаткийweak excuse — плохое оправдание, неубедительная отговорка
4. a жидкий, водянистый; некрепкий5. a спец. бедный6. a неэффективный, неавторитетный, несильный7. a неспособный8. a невыразительный, бедный9. a эк. понижающийся; вялый, бездеятельный, со снижающимися ценами10. a ослабленный, редуцированный11. a слабый, второстепенныйweak impression of typing — слабая печать; непропечатка
12. a тех. непрочный, низкой прочности; неустойчивый13. a фото бледныйСинонимический ряд:1. assailable (adj.) assailable; exposed; vulnerable2. boneless (adj.) boneless; emasculate; forceless; helpless; impotent; impuissant; inadequate; indecisive; ineffective; ineffectual; inefficient; invertebrate; powerless; slack-spined; spineless; wan3. deficient (adj.) deficient; insufficient; lacking; short; wanting4. dickey (adj.) dickey; fluctuant; fluctuating; insecure; irresolute; rootless; shaky; tottery; undecided; unstable; unsteady; unsure; vacillating; wavering; wobbly5. dilute (adj.) cut; dilute; diluted; thin; washy; watered-down; waterish; watery6. feeble (adj.) decrepit; feeble; infirm; insubstantial; puny; sickly; unhealthy; unsound; unwell; weakly7. flimsy (adj.) faint; flimsy; muted; poor; rickety; slender; slim; trifling; trivial; unsubstantial8. fragile (adj.) breakable; dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; fragile; frail; slight9. implausible (adj.) implausible; improbable; inconceivable; incredible; thick; unbelievable; unconceivable10. languid (adj.) languid; listless; sluggish11. simple (adj.) foolish; senseless; silly; simple; stupid; unintelligent12. vague (adj.) illogical; inconclusive; lame; unconvincing; unsatisfactory; vagueАнтонимический ряд:adhesive; animated; athletic; brawny; cogent; compact; courageous; decided; decisive; determined; dynamic; efficient; energetic; forceful; hard; potent; powerful; robust; secure; strong; sturdy; vigorous -
117 weak-kneed
a нерешительный, слабовольный, малодушныйСинонимический ряд:vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; whiffling; wiggle-waggle; wobbly -
118 weak-willed
Синонимический ряд:irresolute (adj.) ambivalent; changeable; doubtful; hesitant; indecisive; irresolute; unstable; unsure; wishy-washy -
119 whiffling
колебаться; колебаниеСинонимический ряд:1. vacillating (adj.) double-minded; faltering; halting; hesitant; hesitating; indecisive; irresolute; pendulous; shilly-shally; shilly-shallying; tentative; timid; uncertain; undecisive; unresolved; vacillant; vacillating; vacillatory; wavering; weak-kneed; wiggle-waggle; wobbly2. hesitating (verb) dithering; faltering; halting; hesitating; shilly-shallying; staggering; vacillating; wavering -
120 wishy-washy
1. a пренебр. жидкий, слабый, водянистый2. a слабый, нерешительный3. a бледный, невыразительныйСинонимический ряд:1. characterless (adj.) characterless; namby-pamby; pantywaist2. insipid (adj.) banal; bland; driveling; flat; inane; innocuous; insipid; jejune; milk-and-water; sapless; swashy; vapid; waterish; watery3. irresolute (adj.) ambivalent; changeable; doubtful; hesitant; indecisive; irresolute; unstable4. weak (adj.) feeble; fence-straddling; ineffectual; mediocre; uncertain; vacillating; weak
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Indecisive — In de*ci sive, a. [Cf. F. ind[ e]cisif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer. [1913 Webster] The campaign had everywhere been indecisive. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
indecisive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to make decisions quickly and effectively. 2) not settling an issue: indecisive results. DERIVATIVES indecision noun indecisively adverb indecisiveness noun … English terms dictionary
indecisive — index circumstantial, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, hesitant, inconclusive, indefinite, ineffective … Law dictionary
indecisive — (adj.) 1726, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + DECISIVE (Cf. decisive). Related: Indecisively; indecisiveness … Etymology dictionary
indecisive — [adj] uncertain, indefinite astraddle, changeable, doubtful, faltering, halting, hemming and hawing*, hesitant, hesitating, hot and cold*, inconclusive, indeterminate, irresolute, of two minds*, on the fence*, tentative, unclear, undecided,… … New thesaurus
indecisive — [in΄dē sī′siv, in΄disī′siv] adj. 1. not decisive; not conclusive or final 2. characterized by indecision; hesitating or vacillating indecisively adv. indecisiveness n … English World dictionary
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indecisive — adjective Date: 1726 1. not decisive ; inconclusive < an indecisive battle > 2. marked by or prone to indecision ; irresolute < an indecisive state of mind > 3. not clearly marked out ; indefinite • indecisively … New Collegiate Dictionary
indecisive — indecisively, adv. indecisiveness, n. /in di suy siv/, adj. 1. characterized by indecision, as persons; irresolute; undecided. 2. not decisive or conclusive: a severe but indecisive battle. 3. lacking definition; vague or indistinct: the… … Universalium
indecisive — adjective /ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪv/ a) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision. They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party. b) inconclusive or uncertain The outcome of the race was so indecisive … Wiktionary
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