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rudderless
adjective /ˈrʌd.ə.ləs/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
› (of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisionsDoubt and ambivalenceHesitating
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambivalent adjective
- askance adverb
- be in two minds idiom
- blow hot and cold idiom
- chary adjective
- have a foot in both camps idiom
- hum and haw idiom
- indecision noun
- indecisive adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT CONFIDENT)
- quandary noun
- shades of grey idiom
- shilly-shally verb
- sit on the fence idiom
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- vacillate verb
- wary adjective
- waver verb
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- wobble verb (NOT CERTAIN)
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