Antonyms of adj resolute

2 senses of resolute

Sense 1
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")

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")

Sense 2
unhesitating, resolute -- (characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating")

INDIRECT (VIA decisive) -> indecisive -- (characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill")

Similarity of adj resolute

2 senses of resolute

Sense 1
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)
          Also See-> brave#1, courageous#1; decisive#1; purposeful#1

Sense 2
unhesitating, resolute -- (characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating")
       => decisive (vs. indecisive) -- (characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer")

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