noncommittal

Meaning

Adj

Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Failure to commit to a decision or course of action.
2. (countable, uncountable) A voter etc. who has not yet committed to a decision.

Synonyms

cautious

vague

canny

chary

curt

evasive

evasiveness

gingerly

gingery

guarded

neutral

nondescript

not binding

offish

qualified

reserved

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

unsettled

wary

circumlocutionary

without obligation

ambiguous

chary of

amorphous

Translations

evasivo

évasif

reservado

unverbindlich

tarafsız

neutrale Haltung

Verschwommenheit

evasiu

μη αποκαλυπτικός

επιφυλακτικός

ακαθόριστος

peu amène

qui n’engage à rien

sans engagement

schwer nachvollziehbar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl̩/

Etymology

From non- + committal.