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- Dictionarynon-committal/ˌnɒnkəˈmɪtl/
adjective
- 1. not expressing or revealing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action: "her tone was non-committal, and her face gave nothing away"
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not expressing an opinion or decision: The ambassador was typically noncommittal when asked whether further sanctions would be introduced. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently. askance. be in two minds idiom. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. nonconcern.
1. : giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling. a noncommittal reply. He was noncommittal about how the money would be spent. 2. : having no clear or distinctive character. a noncommittal word which might be used of anything from babies to furnaces J. C. Swaim. noncommittally. ˌnän-kə-ˈmi-tᵊl-ē. adverb. Synonyms. beige. characterless.
not expressing an opinion or decision: The ambassador was typically noncommittal when asked whether further sanctions would be introduced. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Doubt & ambivalence. ambivalence. ambivalently. askance. be of two minds idiom. fence-sitting. have a foot in both camps idiom. haw. hem and haw idiom. nonconcern.
When you want to keep all your options open, stay noncommittal. This means you say "maybe" and "I'll see if I can do that," rather than making promises to do specific things. It’s pretty easy to figure out the meaning of noncommittal just by picking apart the word. The non- prefix means “not.”.
Definition of non-committal adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noncommittal in American English. (ˌnɑnkəˈmɪtəl) US. adjective. 1. not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one's position or purpose. 2. having no definite quality, meaning, etc. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Noncommittal definition: not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like. See examples of NONCOMMITTAL used in a sentence.
NONCOMMITTAL definition: not showing your opinion about something: . Learn more.
non-committal meaning, definition, what is non-committal: deliberately not expressing your opinion...: Learn more.
: not telling or showing what you think about something. She would only give noncommittal answers about her plans. The president remained noncommittal, saying only that all options would be considered. — often + about. He was noncommittal about how the money would be spent. — noncommittally. adverb.
