Synonyms for Hesitated:

• v.

  •demur (verb)
  • stickle,
  • wait and see,
  • combat.
  •doubt (verb)
  • query,
  • distrust,
  • Skepticize,
  • have qualms,
  • surmise,
  • wonder at,
  • suspect,
  • read differently,
  • be in a quandary,
  • fear,
  • discredit,
  • not buy,
  • take dim view of,
  • be puzzled,
  • be curious,
  • harbor suspicion,
  • imagine,
  • be dubious,
  • disbelieve,
  • smell a rat,
  • mistrust,
  • be uncertain,
  • give no credence,
  • misgive,
  • impugn,
  • Misdoubt,
  • be apprehensive of,
  • be undetermined,
  • call in question,
  • Shilly-shally,
  • insinuate.
  •falter (verb)
  • be undecided,
  • speak haltingly,
  • Whiffle,
  • trip up.
  •fluctuate (verb)
  • rise and fall,
  • ebb and flow.
  •hesitate (verb)
  • fumble,
  • balk,
  • defer,
  • pussyfoot,
  • hem and haw,
  • alternate,
  • hold off,
  • fluctuate,
  • pause,
  • swerve,
  • stumble,
  • tergiversate,
  • waffle,
  • think twice,
  • stop,
  • demur,
  • hang back,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • ponder,
  • equivocate,
  • hover,
  • vacillate,
  • shy away,
  • balance,
  • doubt,
  • straddle,
  • linger,
  • scruple,
  • hold back,
  • pull back,
  • stammer,
  • delay,
  • dither,
  • weigh,
  • falter,
  • waver,
  • oscillate,
  • sit on fence,
  • dally,
  • dillydally,
  • seesaw,
  • be unwilling,
  • shift,
  • think about,
  • shrink,
  • be reluctant,
  • be irresolute,
  • debate,
  • flounder,
  • stutter,
  • hedge.
  •hesitated (verb)
  • halted,
  • balked,
  • shrunk,
  • Paused,
  • delayed,
  • Faltered,
  • Shrank,
  • Waited,
  • Recoiled.
  •linger (verb)
  • remain,
  • wait around,
  • stay,
  • goof off,
  • be dilatory,
  • put off.
  •pause (verb)
  • take five,
  • take ten,
  • drop,
  • put on hold.
  •procrastinate (verb)
  • postpone,
  • temporize,
  • retard,
  • drag one's feet,
  • play a waiting game,
  • adjourn,
  • stall,
  • play for time,
  • hang fire,
  • protract,
  • drag,
  • prolong,
  • goldbrick,
  • let slide,
  • give the run around.
  •procrastinated (verb)
  • Lingered,
  • filibustered,
  • Stalled,
  • Procrastinated,
  • Dawdled,
  • dilly-dallyied,
  • Dallied,
  • Vacillated.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • Flickered,
  • postponed,
  • Fluctuated,
  • Floundered,
  • Wavered,
  • balanced,
  • Quavered,
  • waffled,
  • Tarried,
  • Alternated,
  • Demurred,
  • reflected,
  • Stuttered,
  • Stumbled,
  • Tottered,
  • Scrupled,
  • fluttered,
  • Sputtered,
  • Boggled,
  • Stammered,
  • suspected,
  • flittered,
  • Staggered,
  • Hovered,
  • Oscillated,
  • Quivered,
  • dithered,
  • stopped,
  • doubted.

Paraphrases for Hesitated:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    Reiterated, circulated, Faltered, Wavered, Flinched, Abstained, Paused, reported, doubted, Echoed, Occurred, Did.
  • Verb, past participle
    circulated, torn, repeated, Mentioned, alleged, reported, attended, Questioned, Echoed, Visited, rumored.

Antonyms for Hesitated:

• v.

  • demur
    agree, consent, accept, go along.
  • doubt
    rely, trust, believe, not question, be certain.
  • falter
    maintain, persist, endure, stay, remain.
  • fluctuate
    hold.
  • hesitate
    continue, resolve, carry on, go ahead, go, attack, persevere.
  • linger
    leave, rush, hurry.
  • pause
    restart.
  • procrastinate
    accelerate, finish, advance, DO, quicken, complete.