Antonyms of adj irresolute

1 sense of irresolute

Sense 1
irresolute (vs. resolute) -- (uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute")

resolute (vs. irresolute) -- (firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith")
        => bent, bent on (predicate), dead set (predicate), out to (predicate) -- (fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event")
        => determined -- (characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy")
        => desperate, do-or-die (prenominal) -- (desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict")
        => firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering -- (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty")
        => foursquare -- (characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a foursquare refusal to yield")
        => hell-bent -- (recklessly determined; "hell-bent on winning")
        => single-minded, resolved -- (determined; "she was firmly resolved to be a doctor"; "single-minded in his determination to stop smoking")
        => spartan -- (resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage")
        => stalwart, stout -- (dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts")
        => undaunted, undismayed, unshaken -- (unshaken in purpose; "wholly undismayed by the commercial failure of the three movies he had made")
        => undeterred, undiscouraged -- (not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell)

Similarity of adj irresolute

1 sense of irresolute

Sense 1
irresolute (vs. resolute) -- (uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute")
       => discouraged -- (lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there")
       => infirm -- (lacking firmness of will or character or purpose; "infirm of purpose; give me the daggers" - Shakespeare)
       => unstable -- (disposed to psychological variability; "his rather unstable religious convictions")
       => vacillant, vacillating, wavering -- (uncertain in purpose or action)
       => weak-kneed -- (lacking will power or resolution; "the role of the dissenter is not for the weak-kneed")
          Also See-> indecisive#2

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