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单词 fence-sitting
释义

fence-sitting

noun

fence-sit·​ting ˈfen(t)s-ˌsi-tiŋ How to pronounce fence-sitting (audio)
: a state of indecision or neutrality with respect to conflicting positions
fence-sitter
ˈfen(t)s-ˌsi-tər How to pronounce fence-sitting (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • faltering
  • hesitance
  • hesitancy
  • hesitation
  • indecision
  • irresolution
  • pause
  • shilly-shally
  • shilly-shallying
  • vacillation
  • wavering
  • wobbling
  • wabbling
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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

fence-sitting

noun

as in hesitation
a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action in Congress there was a lot of fence-sitting, with many representatives waiting to see which way the political wind was blowing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • hesitation
  • hesitancy
  • pause
  • hesitance
  • wavering
  • indecision
  • vacillation
  • delay
  • irresolution
  • deliberation
  • shilly-shallying
  • faltering
  • uncertainty
  • wobbling
  • waiting
  • shilly-shally
  • indecisiveness
  • procrastination
  • debate
  • doubt
  • reluctance
  • wabbling
  • hawing
  • incertitude
  • consideration
  • equivocation
  • avoidance
  • timidity
  • unwillingness
  • indetermination
  • second thought
  • misgiving
  • faintheartedness
  • arrière-pensée
  • indisposition
  • aversion
  • timidness
  • disinclination
  • shyness
  • uncertainness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • certainty
  • resolution
  • certitude
  • determination
  • confidence
  • firmness
  • decisiveness
  • readiness
  • resoluteness
  • eagerness
  • alacrity
  • sureness
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