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temporizing

ADJECTIVE

noncommittal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguous careful cautious circumspect discreet equivocal evasive judicious neutral tactful vague wary

WEAK

buttoned-up clammed up constrained even-steven guarded hush-hush incommunicable indefinite middle-of-the-road on-the-fence politic reserved restrained tentative unrevealing zipped

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless certain clear decisive definite foolish hasty heedless incautious indiscreet positive rash reckless sure

WEAK

willing

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed a key ally from his new Cabinet, bowing to a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court after days of temporizing.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2023

Amleth, as he is called, is no student philosopher, temporizing over the nuances of being and nonbeing.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2022

That’s exactly the sort of temporizing that Bolton has described as worse than going to war.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2018

US history accordingly reveals a rich tapestry of legal suits, counter suits, interstate conflicts, water theft, treaties, compacts, agreements, accords, lobbying, bullying and temporizing.

From Nature • Feb. 21, 2017

Then, as though impatient with his temporizing, "Bah! let me get it over," he muttered, and lifted the glass again, only to set it down once more.

From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William

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