Dither

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪðər/

Dither (verb)

  1. to be unable to make a decision quickly.

Examples

  • She tends to dither when choosing a restaurant.
  • He will dither over which movie to watch.

Common collocations: dither endlessly, dither over, dither about, in a dither, state of dither

Dither (noun)

  1. a state of being unable to decide something.

Examples

  • She was in a dither about which job offer to accept.
  • He found himself in a dither over the travel plans.

Synonyms of Dither

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Dither

  • making a firm choice
  • settling on a decision