noncommittal
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non·com·mit·tal
(nŏn'kə-mĭt'l) 
adj.
Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks: "His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal" (Thomas Pynchon).
noncommittally non'com·mit'tal·ly adv.
adj.
Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks: "His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal" (Thomas Pynchon).
noncommittally non'com·mit'tal·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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noncommittal
adjective
- Tending to keep one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: controlled, inhibited, reserved, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained. See restraint/unrestraint.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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noncommittal
adj
Definition: unwilling to decide
Antonyms: committal, decisive, definite, judgmental, willing
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noncommittal
IN BRIEF: To not form an opinion or reveal what one thinks.
His face was the color of a freshly baked pork pie and as noncommittal.
— Thomas Pynchon
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Noncommittal
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uforbindende, uforpligtende, forbeholden, neutral, uvillig til at tage standpunkt
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich niet verplichtend, vrijblijvend, neutraal
Français (French)
adj. - évasif
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unverbindlich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιφυλακτικός, που αποφεύγει να πάρει θέση
Italiano (Italian)
non impegnativo
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - reservado
Español (Spanish)
adj. - que no compromete a nada, evasivo, reservado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - reserverad, diplomatisk, försiktig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不明朗的, 不承担义务的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不明朗的, 不承擔義務的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 언질을 주지 않는, 막연한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 言質を与えない, 当たり障りのない, 意味の明瞭でない, どっちつかずの
n. - 言質を与えないこと
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير واضح
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא-מחייב, לא ברור
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