Noncommittal

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  • adjective. Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Disinclined to express an opinion one way or the other; unwilling to commit one's self to any particular view or course; as, he was entirely non-committal.
  • That does not commit or pledge one to any particular view or course; not involving an expression of opinion or preference for any particular course of action; free from pledge or entanglement of any kind: as, a non-committal answer or statement; non-committal behavior.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
    • Word Usage
    "If you're approached by a spy, "remain noncommittal, neither refusing nor agreeing to cooperate.""
    Equivalent
    indefinite  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    acquittal  belittle  bittle  brittle  committal  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acquiescent  apologetic  bemused  bootlicker  conciliatory  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    canny  careful  careful  cautious  circumspect  
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