What is another word for hesitate?
1091 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈɛsɪtˌe͡ɪt], [ hˈɛsɪtˌeɪt], [ h_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_t_ˌeɪ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for hesitate:
- falter (noun)
- hesitate (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- balk (verb)
- demur (verb)
- dilly-dally (verb)
- doubt (verb)
- falter (verb)
- fluctuate (verb)
- hesitate (verb)
- linger (verb)
- misdoubt (verb)
- pause (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- question (verb)
- recoil (verb)
- retard (verb)
- scruple (verb)
- shilly-shally (verb)
- stagger (verb)
- stammer (verb)
- stative (verb)
- stumble (verb)
- temporize (verb)
- totter (verb)
- vacillate (verb)
- waver (verb)
- other synonyms
- dawdle
- disagree
- doubt
- falter
- loiter
- other relevant words
- procrastinate
- question
- recoil
- scruple
- stammer
- stumble
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Hesitate:
n.
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- play for time,
- put off.
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- decide,
- dither,
- Shilly-shally.
- think about,
- defer,
- shift,
- hover,
- alternate,
- straddle the fence,
- hem and haw,
- deliberate,
- scruple,
- flounder,
- straddle,
- tergiversate,
- blow hot and cold,
- balance,
- debate,
- leave up in the air,
- do figure eights,
- think it over,
- hang in the air,
- weigh and consider,
- not know what to do,
- stop,
- hang off,
- trim,
- make bones about,
- equivocate,
- pull back,
- shy at,
- saw back and forth,
- hang back,
- ponder.
v.
• balk (verb)- re fused,
- re fusing,
- upsets apple cart,
- re-fuse,
- shrinking from,
- re fuse,
- shrinks from,
- shrunk from,
- re-fuses,
- upsetting apple cart,
- re-fused,
- re fuses,
- re-fusing,
- shrank from.
- dis approves,
- dis-approving,
- took exception,
- takes exception,
- pro testing,
- dis-approve,
- dis approve,
- dis approved,
- pro-tested,
- dis approving,
- hem haw,
- pro tested,
- dis-approved,
- pro-testing,
- wait see,
- dis-approves.
- be a quandary,
- in sinuating,
- dis-crediting,
- dis-credit,
- wast in a quandary,
- wert dubious,
- art in quandary,
- is a quandary,
- be quandary,
- not buys,
- are uncertain,
- were quandary,
- call question,
- was uncertain,
- wert quandary,
- in sinuated,
- mis trust,
- mis give,
- in-sinuating,
- was dubious,
- dis trust,
- were curious,
- art puzzled,
- being in quandary,
- dis believing,
- smells a rat,
- calling in question,
- sur-mise,
- being curious,
- wast dubious,
- wert puzzled,
- art curious,
- art quandary,
- took dim view of,
- mis-giving,
- wast puzzled,
- were in quandary,
- wert in a quandary,
- is puzzled,
- called in question,
- harbored suspicion,
- was in a quandary,
- were undetermined,
- smelling rat,
- calls in question,
- dis trusted,
- art apprehensive of,
- mis trusting,
- calls question,
- mis given,
- dis-credits,
- takes dim view of,
- are curious,
- is apprehensive of,
- wert curious,
- were a quandary,
- was puzzled,
- not bought,
- skepticizes,
- in-sinuated,
- is curious,
- dis-believing,
- reading differently,
- in sinuates,
- art a quandary,
- are apprehensive of,
- hadst qualms,
- are in quandary,
- am apprehensive of,
- art undetermined,
- has qualms,
- skepticizing,
- in-sinuates,
- smelled a rat,
- wert apprehensive of,
- calling question,
- mis-gives,
- art in a quandary,
- being a quandary,
- are a quandary,
- not buying,
- were puzzled,
- taking dim view of,
- mis-give,
- sur mise,
- being dubious,
- art uncertain,
- is undetermined,
- was undetermined,
- dis credit,
- wast curious,
- dis believes,
- are puzzled,
- wast in quandary,
- dis believed,
- am curious,
- mis giving,
- in-sinuate,
- sur-mises,
- mis trusts,
- were uncertain,
- wast a quandary,
- had qualms,
- wert undetermined,
- haddest qualms,
- were in a quandary,
- is uncertain,
- was apprehensive of,
- mis-given,
- dis believe,
- wert uncertain,
- reads differently,
- dis-trusted,
- were dubious,
- mis-trusted,
- dis-believed,
- hath qualms,
- hast qualms,
- was quandary,
- being puzzled,
- wast quandary,
- being quandary,
- smelt rat,
- mis-trust,
- is in quandary,
- dis-believe,
- am in a quandary,
- mis-trusting,
- am a quandary,
- wonders at,
- wondered at,
- am puzzled,
- are undetermined,
- are quandary,
- having qualms,
- dis trusting,
- called question,
- smelt a rat,
- is in a quandary,
- gives no credence,
- being apprehensive of,
- mis gave,
- dis credits,
- mis gives,
- wondering at,
- is quandary,
- being in a quandary,
- are in a quandary,
- smells rat,
- wast apprehensive of,
- dis-believes,
- giving no credence,
- be in quandary,
- am undetermined,
- wast undetermined,
- being undetermined,
- dis-trusts,
- skepticized,
- was a quandary,
- dis crediting,
- were apprehensive of,
- dis-trust,
- is dubious,
- harbors suspicion,
- in sinuate,
- mis trusted,
- am quandary,
- wert a quandary,
- dis trusts,
- sur mises,
- wert in quandary,
- was in quandary,
- gave no credence,
- dis-credited,
- was curious,
- are dubious,
- harboring suspicion,
- am dubious,
- am uncertain,
- dis credited,
- dis-trusting,
- smell rat,
- mis-gave,
- wast uncertain,
- being uncertain,
- smelled rat.
- being undecided,
- wast undecided,
- art undecided,
- am undecided,
- speaking haltingly,
- dropt ball,
- spake haltingly,
- drop ball,
- speaks haltingly,
- whiffles,
- dropping ball,
- drops ball,
- tripping up,
- drops the ball,
- stubbed toe,
- dropt the ball,
- top-pled,
- wert undecided,
- was undecided,
- trips up,
- stubs toe,
- top pled,
- dropped ball,
- are undecided,
- were undecided,
- spoke haltingly,
- is undecided,
- stubbing toe.
- yoyoed,
- goes up down,
- yoyos,
- ebbing and flow,
- went and down,
- ebb flow,
- rising fall,
- ebbed and flow,
- going up and down,
- going up down,
- rise fall,
- rising and fall,
- rises fall,
- ebbs flow,
- yo yoed,
- went up and down,
- blow hot cold,
- rose and fall,
- yo yos,
- rises and fall,
- yo yoing,
- goes and down,
- goes up and down,
- yoyoing,
- go and down,
- rose fall,
- ebbed flow,
- yo yo,
- went up down,
- yo-yoed,
- ebbs and flow,
- yo-yoing,
- ebbing flow,
- going and down,
- go up down.
- are tardy,
- are dilatory,
- sticks around,
- takes one's time,
- art long,
- being long,
- is dilatory,
- wert tardy,
- is tardy,
- was dilatory,
- take ones time,
- take one time,
- wert dilatory,
- am long,
- re mained,
- sat around,
- taking one time,
- took time,
- waited around,
- waiting around,
- re mains,
- takes time,
- taking time,
- were long,
- takes one time,
- wast tardy,
- sits around,
- waits around,
- wast long,
- art tardy,
- sticked around,
- wert long,
- art dilatory,
- taking ones time,
- were tardy,
- were dilatory,
- sate around,
- took one time,
- was long,
- sticking around,
- is long,
- takes ones time,
- being dilatory,
- am dilatory,
- re maining,
- took one's time,
- was tardy,
- took ones time,
- am tardy,
- are long,
- being tardy,
- stuck around,
- re-main,
- wast dilatory,
- re-mains,
- sitting around,
- re main.
- hath one doubts,
- hadst one doubts,
- had one's doubts,
- having ones doubts,
- had doubts,
- have one doubts,
- haddest one doubts,
- mis-doubting,
- hadst ones doubts,
- had one doubts,
- have ones doubts,
- having one's doubts,
- mis-doubt,
- has one's doubts,
- having one doubts,
- hast doubts,
- hadst one's doubts,
- mis doubt,
- hast one doubts,
- mis doubting,
- hath doubts,
- hadst doubts,
- hast one's doubts,
- hast ones doubts,
- has doubts,
- had ones doubts,
- hath one's doubts,
- mis-doubts,
- hath ones doubts,
- has ones doubts,
- having doubts,
- mis-doubted,
- haddest one's doubts,
- mis doubted,
- haddest ones doubts,
- mis doubts,
- haddest doubts,
- has one doubts.
- catch one breath,
- re-sting,
- take break,
- breaking it up,
- takes ten,
- takes a break,
- takes break,
- comes to standstill,
- puts on hold,
- de-liberates,
- took breather,
- dis continues,
- dis continuing,
- called time,
- breaks it up,
- de-liberate,
- taking ten,
- takes five,
- take breather,
- took a breather,
- stopping briefly,
- de liberated,
- comes standstill,
- puts hold,
- thought twice,
- took five,
- dis continued,
- taking a breather,
- re sting,
- coming to standstill,
- sidelining,
- taking breather,
- dis-continuing,
- takes breather,
- took ten,
- de-liberating,
- de liberates,
- catch ones breath,
- coming standstill,
- dis-continue,
- came to standstill,
- de liberate,
- de liberating,
- taking break,
- stopt briefly,
- put hold,
- thinks twice,
- dis-continued,
- took break,
- catch breath,
- de-liberated,
- dis-continues,
- come standstill,
- putting hold,
- brake it up,
- dis continue,
- came standstill,
- calls time,
- broke it up,
- took a break,
- taking five.
- dally,
- stall,
- filibuster,
- dawdle.
- call in to question,
- casts doubt upon,
- casts doubt up on,
- puzzling over,
- casting doubt upon,
- casting doubt up on,
- wondered about,
- puzzles over,
- puzzled over,
- wonders about,
- cast doubt up on,
- wondering about.
- with draw,
- re-coiling,
- re-bounded,
- with-drawn,
- Resiled,
- with draws,
- re-bounds,
- re-acted,
- resiles,
- re-bound,
- with drew,
- with-drawing,
- re coiling,
- shies away,
- with-draw,
- re bound,
- re-coils,
- re bounds,
- stepped back,
- re coiled,
- re bounded,
- re acted,
- stepping back,
- steps back,
- re acting,
- re-bounding,
- with drawing,
- re-acting,
- with drawn,
- shying away,
- re bounding,
- re coils,
- re-coil,
- re coil,
- re-coiled,
- with-drew,
- Resiling,
- shied away.
- de creased,
- brought screeching halt,
- re-duces,
- de-tains,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- de tains,
- de-creased,
- de-creasing,
- de creases,
- slowing down,
- slows up,
- slows down,
- hanged up,
- closes off,
- re duces,
- retardated,
- re-duce,
- chokes off,
- de creasing,
- brings screeching halt,
- de-creases,
- de-crease,
- de crease,
- de tain,
- de-tain,
- brings to screeching halt,
- slowing up,
- bringing screeching halt,
- brought to screeching halt,
- re duce,
- bring screeching halt,
- retardating,
- hanging up.
- was reluctant,
- was loath,
- thinks twice about,
- wast reluctant,
- art reluctant,
- is unwilling,
- are unwilling,
- thought twice about,
- were loath,
- wast unwilling,
- were reluctant,
- am loath,
- wast loath,
- wert loath,
- were unwilling,
- are loath,
- being loath,
- am reluctant,
- was unwilling,
- art unwilling,
- wert unwilling,
- being unwilling,
- art loath,
- wert reluctant,
- are reluctant,
- am unwilling,
- thinking twice about,
- is reluctant,
- being reluctant,
- is loath.
- over lap,
- over-lapping,
- over-laps,
- titubates,
- over-lapped,
- over-lap,
- titubating,
- over laps,
- over lapping,
- titubated,
- over lapped.
- are indecisive,
- fence straddles,
- being indecisive,
- wast indecisive,
- art irresolute,
- fencestraddling,
- fencestraddle,
- fence straddling,
- fence straddle,
- ran hot cold,
- pussyfooting around,
- art indecisive,
- ran hot and cold,
- wert indecisive,
- am irresolute,
- changes mind,
- wast irresolute,
- runs hot and cold,
- fencestraddles,
- fence-straddles,
- wert irresolute,
- is indecisive,
- is irresolute,
- are irresolute,
- being irresolute,
- pussyfoots around,
- changing mind,
- were indecisive,
- fence-straddled,
- were irresolute,
- run hot cold,
- changed mind,
- was indecisive,
- runs hot cold,
- fence straddled,
- fencestraddled,
- pussyfooted around,
- running hot cold,
- was irresolute.
- are unable to decide,
- is unable to decide,
- wast unable to decide,
- is unable decide,
- wert unable to decide,
- were unable to decide,
- be unable decide,
- was unable to decide,
- were unable decide,
- am unable decide,
- art unable to decide,
- wert unable decide,
- art unable decide,
- being unable to decide,
- am unable to decide,
- was unable decide,
- are unable decide,
- wast unable decide,
- being unable decide.
Other synonyms:
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•
- count down,
- forbear,
- prevaricate,
- hang around,
- skulk,
- loiter,
- await,
- sit on,
- lurk,
- hang on.
-
•
- hold back.
-
•
- park.
- Fearing,
- be curious,
- Misgiven,
- smell a rat,
- Misdoubt,
- call in question,
- take dim view of,
- Feared,
- misgive,
- read differently,
- not buy,
- Misgave,
- be puzzled,
- harbor suspicion,
- be dubious,
- be uncertain,
- question,
- be undetermined,
- give no credence,
- smelling a rat,
- doubting,
- wonder at,
- be in a quandary,
- have qualms,
- Skepticize,
- be apprehensive of,
- misgives.
- recoil,
- Refusing,
- fence-straddling,
- bobbling,
- slow up,
- call time,
- close off,
- putting on hold,
- speak haltingly,
- Teetering,
- slow down,
- Loitered,
- overlapping,
- Shied,
- think twice,
- stutter,
- staggering,
- taking one's time,
- turn down,
- be indecisive,
- fence-straddle,
- yo-yo,
- Zigzagged,
- shrink from,
- dropping the ball,
- downing,
- go up and down,
- retard,
- move slowly,
- stick around,
- drop the ball,
- idling,
- stagger,
- have one's doubts,
- fluctuate,
- be long,
- shies,
- doubt,
- pause,
- retardate,
- stops briefly,
- sideline,
- sidelined,
- linger,
- moving slowly,
- Stickled,
- Strolled,
- stickles,
- take ten,
- Titubate,
- closing off,
- take exception,
- change mind,
- run hot and cold,
- dropped the ball,
- take a breather,
- Idled,
- stopped briefly,
- YOYO,
- bobbled,
- stop briefly,
- goof off,
- bobbles,
- lurching,
- choked off,
- sit around,
- Shying,
- retardates,
- Hesitated,
- shillyshally,
- have doubts,
- dithering,
- come to standstill,
- Zigzagging,
- Whiffled,
- upset apple cart,
- take time,
- balk,
- Paused,
- choking off,
- temporize,
- bobble,
- tripped up,
- falter,
- Whiffling,
- slowed up,
- Downs,
- put on hold,
- dilly-dally,
- Bogged,
- take a break,
- remonstrate,
- Sauntered,
- yo-yos,
- ebb and flow,
- bring to screeching halt,
- stickle,
- slowed down,
- running hot and cold,
- thinking twice,
- takes a breather,
- idles,
- Trifled,
- take one's time,
- totter,
- be dilatory,
- stub toe,
- walks unsteadily,
- hang up,
- downed,
- Floundered,
- Whiffle,
- wobble,
- rise and fall,
- tooling,
- closed off,
- waver,
- stammer,
- wait around,
- vacillate,
- hang out,
- tooled,
- zigzags,
- pussyfoot around,
- trip up,
- pussyfoot,
- taking exception,
- fluffing,
- Flinched,
- walking unsteadily,
- Stickling,
- taking a break,
- choke off,
- goofing off,
- be undecided,
- be unable to decide,
- walk unsteadily,
- procrastinate,
- lurch,
- fluffed,
- Bogging,
- take five,
- be irresolute,
- dithered,
- break it up,
- be tardy.
- play a waiting game,
- give the run around,
- playing for time,
- hangs fire,
- let slide,
- hanging fire,
- give run around,
- plays for time,
- drag feet.
- react,
- pulling back,
- pulled back,
- turned away,
- step back,
- Winced,
- turns away,
- turning away,
- turn away,
- pulls back,
- resile.
- hold up,
- be in doubt,
- lag,
- be loth,
- of course,
- go halfway,
- funk,
- beforehand,
- be reluctant,
- fail,
- swither,
- undo,
- blench,
- teeter-totter,
- drag out,
- hang,
- slip,
- indecisive,
- hang fire,
- compromise,
- be unwilling,
- demure,
- intermit,
- retreat,
- stop to consider,
- stumble,
- diffidence,
- waste time,
- quail,
- put-off,
- Haver,
- hesitancy,
- interruption,
- boggle at,
- promptly,
- straggle,
- vertigo,
- hum,
- fear,
- indecision,
- qualm,
- quaver,
- tremble,
- hesitance,
- irresolute,
- object,
- strain,
- shy,
- hammer,
- fight shy of,
- muddle,
- be at ease,
- hum and haw,
- cowardice,
- drag along,
- discontinue,
- tarry,
- sit on fence,
- yes,
- hesitantly,
- Mammer,
- weigh,
- drag one's feet,
- Boggler,
- unresolved,
- hang about,
- osprey,
- hem,
- lug,
- insinuate,
- mark time,
- assailable,
- pleased,
- play,
- inactivity,
- dally with,
- blow,
- reflect,
- be loath,
- as you please,
- vacillating,
- Balbucinate,
- stall for time,
- give the run-around,
- hedge,
- splutter,
- oscillate,
- yield,
- make time,
- interrupt,
- hesitation,
- bewilderment,
- blatant,
- stick at,
- by all means,
- crouch,
- reflect upon,
- uncertain,
- flinch,
- undecided,
- See-saw,
- be lost,
- hang in suspense,
- fly,
- Strain at,
- jib,
- unsettled,
- recess,
- seesaw,
- grope,
- doubtful,
- rest,
- be noncommittal,
- think twice about,
- dubious,
- break,
- gain time,
- avoid,
- be evasive,
- mooch,
- lounge about,
- previously,
- cessation,
- drag,
- cease,
- be afraid,
- hesitant,
- withdraw,
- flitter,
- animadvert upon,
- start,
- onwards,
- be it so,
- happy,
- clear,
- lie about,
- draw up,
- wince,
- assent,
- be doubtful,
- candid,
- suspension,
- stonewall,
- sputter,
- delighted,
- infringe,
- cower,
- blunder,
- take fright,
- ahead,
- glance at,
- misgiving,
- no problem,
- perplexity,
- dissolute,
- back down,
- haw,
- willingly,
- swerve,
- fumble,
- hesitatingly,
- reserve,
- trip,
- stay away,
- comfortable,
- hesitating,
- Balbutiate,
- unhesitatingly,
- shy away,
- boggle,
- poke,
- suspend,
- weave,
- quarryman,
- be obstructive,
- vacillation,
- unsettle.
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