Definition for Shillyshally:

• the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

Synonyms for Shillyshally:

• adj.

  •vacillant (adjective)
  • Vacillatory,
  • loath,
  • skeptical,
  • doubtful,
  • backward,
  • indecisive,
  • hesitating,
  • tentative,
  • timid,
  • slow,
  • shy,
  • irresolute,
  • pendulous,
  • doubting,
  • afraid,
  • disinclined,
  • Half-hearted,
  • hanging back,
  • diffident,
  • averse,
  • halting,
  • unwilling,
  • uneager,
  • lazy,
  • reluctant,
  • lacking confidence,
  • unsure,
  • unpredictable,
  • vacillating.

• n.

  •cunctation (noun)
  • cunctation.
  •dilly-dally (noun)
  • dilly-dally.
  •dillydally (noun)
  • dillydally.
  •drag one's feet (noun)
  • drag one's feet.
  •procrastinate (noun)
  • procrastinate.
  •procrastination (noun)
  • procrastination.

• v.

  •alternate (verb)
  • act reciprocally,
  • intersperse,
  • alter,
  • sway,
  • interchange,
  • come and go,
  • seesaw,
  • substitute,
  • shift,
  • yo-yo,
  • fill in for,
  • exchange,
  • follow in turn,
  • vary,
  • change,
  • rotate,
  • follow,
  • relieve,
  • Shilly-shally.
  •doubt (verb)
  • smell a rat,
  • be uncertain,
  • mistrust,
  • give no credence,
  • be dubious,
  • harbor suspicion,
  • misgive,
  • challenge,
  • insinuate,
  • discredit,
  • Skepticize,
  • be puzzled,
  • impugn,
  • disbelieve,
  • query,
  • be undetermined,
  • fear,
  • Misdoubt,
  • take dim view of,
  • have qualms,
  • wonder at,
  • be in a quandary,
  • surmise,
  • dispute,
  • read differently,
  • demur,
  • call in question,
  • be curious,
  • not buy,
  • imagine,
  • suspect,
  • be apprehensive of,
  • scruple,
  • distrust.
  •halt (verb)
  • be defective,
  • hobble,
  • pause,
  • stammer,
  • dither,
  • stagger,
  • wiggle-waggle,
  • limp,
  • falter,
  • stumble,
  • Whiffle.
  •hedge (verb)
  • sit on the fence,
  • fudge,
  • flip-flop,
  • shuck,
  • hem and haw,
  • give the run around,
  • sidestep,
  • temporize,
  • quibble,
  • beat around the bush,
  • cop out,
  • pass the buck,
  • be noncommittal,
  • waffle,
  • tergiversate,
  • duck,
  • shuffle,
  • stonewall,
  • jive,
  • prevaricate,
  • evade,
  • run around,
  • equivocate,
  • tergiverse,
  • cop a plea,
  • pussyfoot.
  •hem and haw (verb)
  • hum and haw,
  • euphemize,
  • back and fill,
  • fudge and mudge,
  • mince words,
  • beg the question,
  • tapdance,
  • dance around.
  •procrastinate (verb)
  • be dilatory,
  • drag,
  • stay,
  • let slide,
  • linger,
  • cool,
  • poke,
  • loiter,
  • lag,
  • protract,
  • tarry,
  • suspend,
  • retard,
  • wait,
  • goldbrick,
  • hold off,
  • play for time,
  • adjourn,
  • hang fire,
  • postpone,
  • prolong,
  • play a waiting game,
  • defer.
  •shilly-shally (verb)
  • be irresolute,
  • dodge,
  • halt,
  • stall,
  • dally,
  • hesitate,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • fluctuate,
  • dawdle,
  • trifle,
  • waver.
  •stative (verb)
  • shillyshally.
  •vacillate (verb)
  • pussyfoot around,
  • reel,
  • straddle,
  • be indecisive,
  • alternate,
  • swing,
  • run hot and cold,
  • rock,
  • hedge,
  • change mind,
  • fence-straddle.
  •vary (verb)
  • variegate,
  • disagree,
  • digress,
  • divide,
  • displace,
  • turn,
  • modify,
  • part,
  • diversify,
  • assort,
  • convert,
  • take turns,
  • transform,
  • separate,
  • range,
  • depart,
  • inflect,
  • mutate,
  • dissent,
  • divaricate,
  • differ,
  • swerve,
  • deviate,
  • permutate,
  • be unlike,
  • diverge.
  •waste time (verb)
  • piddle,
  • goof off,
  • lollygag,
  • kill time,
  • burn daylight,
  • fritter away time,
  • lose time,
  • fiddle about,
  • pass the time,
  • while away the time,
  • take one's time,
  • take one's own sweet time.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • vacillant.
  •n.
  • delay,
  • holdup.
  •v.
  • hover,
  • oscillate,
  • vacillate,
  • vibrate.

Antonyms for Shillyshally:

• n.

  • indecisiveness
    belief, certainty, confidence, faith.

• v.

  • alternate
    stay, persist, remain, hold, continue, keep.
  • doubt
    not question, agree, go along, be certain, believe, rely, answer, trust.
  • halt
    forge, forward, push, carry on, speak smoothly.
  • hedge
    confront, face, meet, release.
  • procrastinate
    further, quicken, leave, accelerate, hurry, complete, rush, go ahead, carry out, go, expedite, DO, abbreviate, shorten, hasten, advance, help, finish.
  • vary
    wait, join, come, consent, concur, maintain, disorganize, conform, arrive, retain.

Homophones for Shillyshally:

• sociological, salsilla, silky willow, sickle cell, Salic Law, salsola, salaciously, silica gel, slackly, slickly, Solea Solea, Squalus Suckleyi, silicle.

Hyponym for Shillyshally:

• v.

  • stative
    hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate.