What is another word for shillyshally?
275 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ʃˈɪlɪʃə͡li], [ ʃˈɪlɪʃəli], [ ʃ_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_ʃ_əl_i]Table of Contents
Similar words for shillyshally:- other relevant words (adjective)
- vacillant (adjective)
- cunctation (noun)
- dilly-dally (noun)
- dillydally (noun)
- drag one's feet (noun)
- indecisiveness (noun)
- irresoluteness (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- procrastinate (noun)
- alternate (verb)
- doubt (verb)
- halt (verb)
- hedge (verb)
- hem and haw (verb)
- misdoubt (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- shilly-shally (verb)
- stative (verb)
- vacillate (verb)
- vary (verb)
- waste time (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Shillyshally:
adj.
•Other relevant words: (adjective) •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) •dilly-dally (noun) •dillydally (noun) •drag one's feet (noun) •indecisiveness (noun)- tentativeness,
- hemming and hawing,
- reluctance,
- dubiety,
- timidity,
- wavering,
- oscillation,
- Averseness,
- indecision,
- vacillation,
- irresolution,
- faltering,
- skepticism,
- dawdling,
- stumbling,
- Delaying,
- to-and-fro,
- procrastination,
- doubt,
- fumbling,
- timidness,
- irresoluteness,
- unwillingness,
- stammering,
- hesitancy,
- stuttering,
- demurral,
- qualm,
- misgiving,
- fluctuation,
- indisposition,
- equivocation.
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.
- 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.
- be defective,
- hobble,
- pause,
- stammer,
- dither,
- stagger,
- wiggle-waggle,
- limp,
- falter,
- stumble,
- Whiffle.
- 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.
- hum and haw,
- euphemize,
- back and fill,
- fudge and mudge,
- mince words,
- beg the question,
- tapdance,
- dance around.
- 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.
- be irresolute,
- dodge,
- halt,
- stall,
- dally,
- hesitate,
- blow hot and cold,
- fluctuate,
- dawdle,
- trifle,
- waver.
- pussyfoot around,
- reel,
- straddle,
- be indecisive,
- alternate,
- swing,
- run hot and cold,
- rock,
- hedge,
- change mind,
- fence-straddle.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words (noun):
Antonyms for Shillyshally:
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n.
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indecisiveness
belief, certainty, confidence, faith.
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indecisiveness
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v.
Homophones for Shillyshally:
- sociological, salsilla, silky willow, sickle cell, Salic Law, salsola, salaciously, silica gel, slackly, slickly, Solea Solea, Squalus Suckleyi, silicle.