Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word.

The soldiers were irresolute and so, they won the war for the infantry and the country.

decisive

The most appropriate antonym of the underlined word irresolute is decisive.

• Irresolute means hesitant or indecisive.
• Decisive means having or showing a firm or definite purpose.

The sentence states that the soldiers were irresolute, but they still won the war. This means that they were hesitant or indecisive, but they still managed to achieve their goal. The opposite of this would be to be decisive, which means to have a firm or definite purpose.

The other options are not antonyms of irresolute.

• Harsh means severe or unkind.
• Variant means differing from the standard or usual form.
• Default means the setting that is used if no other setting is specified.