[
US
/ˈnɑnkəˈmɪtəɫ/
]
[ UK /nˌɒnkəmˈɪtəl/ ]
[ UK /nˌɒnkəmˈɪtəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together
How To Use noncommittal In A Sentence
- remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal
- The answers to his questions at a general level are also conventional, and even noncommittal. The Times Literary Supplement
- The noncommittal silence of the place annoyed him. Times, Sunday Times
- He moved lightly on his feet, and his grip when he shook hands was light, noncommittal, as he made his own summaries. A TROUT IN THE MILK
- Another third opposed it across the board, and the remaining third were equivocal or noncommittal.
- `Oh... fine,' Bev said noncommittally though I detected a slight edge to her voice. RESCUING ROSE
- Then I see my name before me, written in a crooked hand on a limp placard, held out in offering but noncommittally, as a salesperson might hold forth a sweater she has already decided you will not buy. Between Expectations
- I heard a low grunt, a noncommittal noise followed by the groan of the door closing.
- Tychus rumbled noncommittally, his eyes still fastened on Jim. Starcraft II: Devils’ Due
- Although Qian was noncommittal about early normalization of bilateral relations, the meeting itself was unprecedented, and a landmark.