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What is another word for
hesitate
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▲
To pause in indecision before doing something
To speak hesitatingly or with indecision
To be reluctant to do something
To briefly stop or interrupt an action
Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment
(
with infinitive
)
To avoid something because one has too many concerns
To make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain
To have doubts or suspicions about
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Verb
▲
To pause in indecision before doing something
waver
vacillate
dither
falter
delay
stall
fluctuate
teeter
haver
stagger
pause
swither
wobble
oscillate
halt
scruple
dawdle
equivocate
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dally
wabble
linger
wait
hedge
alternate
shillyshally
tergiversate
demur
dillydally
hover
seesaw
pussyfoot
stumble
defer
deliberate
doubt
stop
baulk
UK
balk
US
boggle
flounder
debate
hang
mammer
ponder
weigh
shilly-shally
be indecisive
dilly-dally
hum and haw
hang back
be unsure
be uncertain
think twice
hold back
be doubtful
hem and haw
be hesitant
shy away
be reluctant
hold off
be unwilling
pull back
think about
sit on fence
blow hot and cold
procrastinate
be undecided
balance
tarry
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
be irresolute
lag
prevaricate
yo-yo
drag your feet
hang fire
take one's time
stonewall
drag your heels
filibuster
waffle
drag
poke
play for time
take your time
be ambivalent
be in two minds
waste time
use delaying tactics
put off
beat about the bush
flip-flop
sway
diddle
trifle
crawl
creep
straggle
loiter
lollygag
mope
lallygag
faff about
get cold feet
chop and change
hang around
hang about
run hot and cold
change mind
be unable to make up your mind
beat around the bush
see-saw
play a waiting game
change
vary
dodge
postpone
idle
quibble
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
flannel
faff around
have doubts
while away time
hesitate over
buy time
gain time
mince words
stay put
mark time
kill time
be unable to decide
wait and see
keep changing your mind
lag behind
second-guessing yourself
goof off
kick the can down the road
parry questions
put off doing something
mess about
dodge the issue
let the grass grow under one's feet
be non-committal
fudge the issue
evade the issue
be dilatory
duck the question
go from one extreme to the other
potter
swing
refuse
shy
jib
loll
slouch
be on the horns of a dilemma
move slowly
mess around
putter
um and ah
be on the fence
will and will not
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
doubt yourself
be cagey
goldbrick
cool
be long
sit around
fool around
be tardy
stay back
shrink back
stay
plod
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
totter
palter
postpone action
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
suspend action
wait around
be tentative
hang on
be slow
fall behind
horse around
potter round
potter around
potter about
not keep pace
be divided
feel uncertain
wonder about
dance around
whiffle waffle
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
fudge
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
have reservations about
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
back and fill
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
beg the question
feel uneasy about
evade
bide
sidestep
weasel
duck
avoid
tergiverse
shuck
distract
divert
warm a chair
goof around
hang round
lose time
get no place fast
cop out
be noncommittal
pass the buck
cop a plea
sidestep the issue
be vague
hedge your bets
shuffle around
be evasive
give the run around
avoid the issue
hold over
go at a snail's pace
take too long
saunter
mooch
loaf
kick around
wander
meander
ramble
stroll
amble
traipse
drift
lounge
mosey
hang out
fritter away
bum around
take time
go slowly
fence-straddle
straddle
whiffle
roam
trail
rove
inch
limp
range
fiddle about
piddle
take one's own sweet time
gallivant
laze
footle
fool with
play games
bum
chill
drone
hack around
while away
veg out
trifle with
kick back
boondoggle
lazy
fool about
shuffle
cruise
bring up the rear
fall off
inch along
tail
trail behind
drop behind
be behind
drop back
fall back
drop
drag behind
slow up
trudge
slow down
galavant
float
twiddle
bat
stray
fribble
knock about
take it easy
diddle around
take a stroll
walk slowly
lounge around
slack off
stroll along
gad about
frig around
muck about
deviate
maunder
putter around
fiddle around
play
monkey around
futz around
doodle
shlep along
diddle-daddle
scrounge around
sit on one's butt
fritter time away
more ❯
“My Aunt Marta looked me up and down, as if seeing me for the first time, and appeared to
hesitate
before deciding to make her offer.”
Verb
▲
To speak hesitatingly or with indecision
stammer
stutter
mumble
stumble
mammer
sputter
waffle
speak falteringly
fumble for words
speak haltingly
stumble over your words
hum and haw
trip over your tongue
falter
splutter
dribble
shake
tremble
waver
quiver
quaver
break
hem and haw
fluff one's lines
stop and start
jabber
hesitate over one's words
tail off
drop the ball
“Although Amy continued to
hesitate
with her words while speaking, she seemed to be speaking out more often.”
Verb
▲
To be reluctant to do something
scruple
be reluctant
be disinclined
be unwilling
demur from
shrink from
baulk at
be ambivalent about
be hesitant
boggle at
feel uneasy about
hang back from
have misgivings about
have qualms about
be diffident about
think twice about
be in a dilemma
be in a quandary
be in two minds
have second thoughts
be irresolute
have qualms
blow hot and cold
be on the horns of a dilemma
waver
falter
shy away from
demur
hang back
dither
shy
baulk
UK
balk
US
recoil from
have scruples about
vacillate about
vacillate
doubt
disrelish
boggle
jib
shilly-shally
shrink
scruple about
hesitate to
be shy about
be reluctant to
be loath to
fight shy of
have reservations about
be chary of
mind doing something
be reluctant about
flinch from
be coy about
waver about
be cagey about
be unwilling to
don't want to
think twice
shy away
be averse to
be hesitant to
be bashful about
not be in favour of
be against
hate to
quail at
be opposed to
be indisposed to
be sorry to
be slow to
be disinclined to
be ashamed to
not have the heart to
not like to
be afraid to
recoil
flinch
quail
stop short of
shy at
not want to
draw back from
retreat from
demur at
teeter
stagger
halt
wabble
wobble
balance
worry
fret
stickle
stick at
drag one's heels over
demur about
be loath
balk at
drag one's feet over
more ❯
“Doctors often
hesitate
to recommend surgery for children.”
Verb
▲
To briefly stop or interrupt an action
pause
waver
rest
stop
halt
delay
falter
break
adjourn
discontinue
cease
wait
deliberate
suspend
desist
interrupt
drop
reflect
shake
sideline
hang back
break off
hold back
take five
take a breather
think twice
take a break
stop briefly
call time
have a breather
take a breath
take ten
mark time
pull up
let up
break it up
catch one's breath
come to standstill
put on hold
stop what you're doing
sit tight
hold on
hang on
hold your horses
stall
hold your fire
relax
ease off
put your feet up
take time out
take a rest
have a break
recess
suspend proceedings
come up for air
break up
vacillate
end
be suspended
be put on hold
procrastinate
knock off
rise
hang fire
hang about
hang around
adopt Fabian tactics
unwind
repose
idle
chill
refresh
kick back
have a rest
ease up
have time out
take it easy
more ❯
Verb
▲
Used politely to express regret, disappointment or embarrassment
hate
regret
lament
apologise
UK
apologize
US
bemoan
deplore
dislike
loath
repent
rue
bewail
disapprove
deprecate
apologize for
feel remorse about
feel contrite about
feel reluctant about
feel sorry about
feel unwilling about
be disinclined
be loath
be reluctant
be unwilling
Verb
▲
(
with infinitive
)
To avoid something because one has too many concerns
fear
be too afraid
be too apprehensive
be too scared
dare not
have cold feet about
Verb
▲
To make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain
blench
recoil
flinch
shrink
cringe
cower
quail
start
wince
shy
shudder
squinch
falter
blanch
waver
quake
tremble
quiver
shake
shiver
draw back
pull back
shy away
back away
get cold feet
shrink back
duck
dodge
swerve
balk
US
baulk
UK
shirk
retreat
back off
demur
squirm
reel
crouch
jump
withdraw
grovel
retire
jump back
shrink away
take fright
show fear
fall back
flinch from
recoil from
jerk
hide
jolt
shake with fear
faint
droop
buck
react
twitch
have cold feet
grimace
jib
gasp
scowl
turn
refuse
slink
pull a face
make a face
recede
hang back
spring back
start back
jerk back
backpedal
crawfish
pull out
step back
drop back
lose ground
back out
give way
move away
give ground
move back
flee
turn tail
go away
run away
escape
leave
depart
clear out
retrocede
bolt
run off
vamoose
regress
straggle
take off
peel out
cut and run
make off
draw away
drop behind
leg it
quit
split
hightail it
beat it
decamp
go back
fall behind
run for it
take flight
ebb
evade
retrograde
skedaddle
scarper
back down
scram
beat a hasty retreat
beat a retreat
elude
move further off
disengage
retract
hook it
flow back
run
vacate
turn away
go
resile
distance oneself
go backward
retrogress
go down
return
back
avoid
eschew
baulk at
fight shy of
boggle at
shun
jib at
quail at
make oneself scarce
take a hike
adjourn
get away
exit
betake oneself
take leave
shut oneself away
bail out
abstract oneself
take oneself
move out of
draw
retreat from
seclude oneself
absent yourself
retire from
blow
check out
repair
remove
bow out
go off
clear
get lost
run along
head for the hills
bug out
fold
evacuate
make a quick exit
take to your heels
cut out
break
fly
abandon
do a bunk
light out
skip off
take a powder
do a fade
make a getaway
levant
skidoo
do a runner
fly the coop
make a break for it
make a run for it
show a clean pair of heels
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have doubts or suspicions about
misdoubt
suspect
doubt
distrust
mistrust
disbelieve
question
dispute
discredit
query
challenge
wonder
misbelieve
impugn
misgive
skepticize
fear
scruple
fluctuate
vacillate
waver
wonder about
be wary of
smell a rat
shilly-shally
harbor suspicion
have qualms
not buy
call in question
be dubious
be uncertain
be undetermined
wonder at
be apprehensive of
give no credence
have doubts
have reservations about
be suspicious of
have doubts about
have misgivings about
feel uneasy about
harbour suspicions about
have no confidence in
have no faith in
cast doubt on
be chary of
have suspicions about
call into question
not believe
be unconvinced about
be unsure about
lack confidence in
be unsure of
be suspicious
regard with suspicion
harbour reservations about
be sceptical of
disbelieve in
be wary
be leery of
have qualms about
feel apprehensive about
scruple over
have reservations
be skeptical of
be sceptical about
feel chary about
smell a rat about
have doubt
have a funny feeling about
discount
look askance at
take with a grain of salt
take with a pinch of salt
be incredulous of
impeach
contest
oppose
oppugn
controvert
object to
entertain doubts about
beware
puzzle over
cast doubt upon
raise doubts about
have hesitations about
cast aspersions on
raise objections to
express reservations about
throw doubt on
express suspicions about
suspicion
be distrustful of
be mistrustful of
be uneasy about
contradict
debate
deny
argue
refute
rebut
disprove
negate
gainsay
confute
counter
disconfirm
reject
repudiate
disaffirm
defy
take issue with
negative
disavow
contravene
protest against
resist
cross
disclaim
disagree with
shoot down
take a stand against
shoot full of holes
interrogate
denounce
attack
litigate
address
break
debunk
discuss
answer
confound
invalidate
remonstrate
call out
canvass
bandy
buck
canvas
take issue
moot
contend
scorn
undermine
struggle against
take on
strive against
take exception to
thumbs down
argue against
push back
push back against
confront
fly in the face of
argue about
give no credence to
prove wrong
prove false
not accept
stand up to
blow sky high
quibble over
shoot down in flames
make a stand against
not credit
have bone to pick
blow out of the water
retort
criticize
US
respond
refuse to accept
criticise
UK
backtalk
grill
probe
make a nonsense of
blast
call in
deflect
scout
eschew
belie
explode
raise doubt
raise a question
bring into question
falsify
render null and void
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
raise issue
raise concern
disown
express concern
put under suspicion
drive a coach and horses through
pooh-pooh
poke full of holes
shake one's faith in
blow sky-high
give the lie to
disallow
dare
traverse
cancel
counteract
reverse
cancel out
say the opposite of
withstand
combat
unbelieve
contend with
quarrel
examine
throw down the gauntlet
battle
face
repel
rival
disagree
altercate
quarrel with
crush
wrangle
disaccord
explore
argue with
campaign against
fight
squelch
pettifog
quash
tangle with
speak against
put up an argument
oppose action
put up a fight against
set your face against
stand up and be counted against
compete against
compete with
spare no effort
clarify
not swallow
scoff at
contend over
tear down
agitate
say
pick a bone
dissent against
declare to be untrue
be at loggerheads
fail to agree
differ from
pick an argument with
prove to be wrong
hammer away at
be at odds
argue the pros and cons of
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
quibble about
show to be false
not see eye to eye
put up argument
differ with
show up
have an argument about
be at variance
diverge from
be in dispute
give thumbs down to
dissent from
prove to be false
agitate against
exchange views on
hash over
talk over
bat around
thrash out
go over
bat back and forth
hash out
talk about
inquire
US
test
investigate
accost
enquire
UK
demur against
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
call one's bluff
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