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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
Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain
(
with infinitive
)
To avoid something because one has too many concerns
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
be undecided
procrastinate
balance
pussyfoot around
be irresolute
tarry
sit on the fence
prevaricate
lag
yo-yo
drag your feet
hang fire
waffle
take one's time
be ambivalent
filibuster
stonewall
drag your heels
flip-flop
drag
poke
be in two minds
use delaying tactics
put off
waste time
take your time
beat about the bush
play for time
chop and change
change mind
sway
diddle
crawl
see-saw
creep
trifle
straggle
run hot and cold
get cold feet
faff about
loiter
lollygag
mope
lallygag
second-guessing yourself
have doubts
hang around
hang about
be unable to make up your mind
beat around the bush
dodge the issue
play a waiting game
be non-committal
evade the issue
quibble
parry questions
fudge the issue
flannel
vary
change
gain time
duck the question
postpone
dodge
idle
express misgivings
express reluctance
express reservations
faff around
while away time
putter
hesitate over
mince words
buy time
stay put
mark time
kill time
wait and see
keep changing your mind
lag behind
be unable to decide
goof off
kick the can down the road
put off doing something
mess about
let the grass grow under one's feet
be dilatory
go from one extreme to the other
wobble about
have misgivings
doubt yourself
be on the fence
will and will not
potter
swing
flicker
refuse
shy
jib
tremble
quiver
mess around
trim
shudder
palter
loll
slouch
um and ah
whiffle waffle
move slowly
be on the horns of a dilemma
adjourn
retard
prolong
protract
be long
sit around
fool around
be tardy
be cagey
goldbrick
cool
stay back
shrink back
stay
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
amble
plod
totter
fudge
postpone action
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
suspend action
evade
sidestep
weasel
duck
wait around
avoid
be tentative
hang on
be slow
fall behind
horse around
potter round
potter around
potter about
not keep pace
tergiverse
shuck
be divided
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
feel uncertain
wonder about
dance around
euphemize
tapdance
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
harbour suspicions about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
have reservations about
express reservations about
entertain doubts about
harbour reservations about
have suspicions about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
feel uneasy about
fudge and mudge
back and fill
beg the question
bide
distract
divert
warm a chair
goof around
hang round
lose time
get no place fast
avoid the issue
hold over
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
shake
tremble
quiver
waver
quaver
splutter
break
flounder
hem and haw
fluff one's lines
stop and start
blunder
pause
halt
dribble
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
demur
hang back
waver
dither
shy away from
falter
have scruples about
vacillate about
vacillate
doubt
shy
disrelish
boggle
baulk
UK
shilly-shally
shrink
balk
US
scruple about
hesitate to
be shy about
have reservations about
be chary of
mind doing something
be reluctant about
flinch from
recoil from
be coy about
waver about
be cagey about
don't want to
think twice
jib
shy away
be averse to
be reluctant to
be loath to
be hesitant to
be bashful about
not be in favour of
be against
hate to
quail at
fight shy of
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 unwilling to
be afraid to
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
procrastinate
vacillate
break up
end
be suspended
be put on hold
hang about
hang around
hang fire
knock off
rise
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
▲
Make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain
blench
recoil
shrink
flinch
wince
cringe
quail
shy
start
shudder
falter
quake
quiver
cower
shake
tremble
draw back
shiver
shy away
squinch
back away
blanch
pull back
waver
quaver
get cold feet
shrink back
duck
dodge
swerve
balk
US
baulk
UK
retreat
shirk
back off
demur
withdraw
squirm
reel
crouch
retire
grovel
jump
jump back
shrink away
fall back
take fright
show fear
flinch from
recoil from
jerk
hide
jolt
grimace
shake with fear
faint
droop
buck
react
jib
gasp
scowl
turn
twitch
pull a face
have cold feet
recede
give ground
make a face
backpedal
step back
drop back
lose ground
crawfish
give way
move away
pull out
refuse
slink
back out
hang back
spring back
start back
jerk back
move back
flee
turn tail
go away
run away
escape
leave
depart
clear out
retrocede
bolt
run off
vamoose
regress
take off
peel out
cut and run
make off
draw away
leg it
quit
split
hightail it
beat it
decamp
go back
run for it
take flight
ebb
retrograde
evade
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
regroup
straggle
drop behind
lag behind
fall behind
slow down
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
▲
(
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 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
argue
deny
negate
gainsay
defy
take issue with
refute
rebut
disprove
reject
attack
resist
counter
protest against
interrogate
denounce
give no credence to
repudiate
criticize
US
not credit
litigate
confute
blast
criticise
UK
not accept
break
take issue
disaffirm
take exception to
call out
disagree with
scorn
struggle against
take on
strive against
push back
push back against
take a stand against
fly in the face of
stand up to
make a stand against
disconfirm
confound
grill
probe
scout
eschew
shoot down
argue about
discuss
quibble over
call in
make a nonsense of
raise doubt
raise a question
bring into question
disagree
quarrel
raise issue
raise concern
express concern
dare
zap
contravene
smear
slam
traduce
knock
negative
zing
assail
tar
trash
traverse
cross
disavow
be in contention
be at loggerheads
fail to agree
disaccord
be at odds
be at variance
be in dispute
differ from
diverge from
dissent from
throw down the gauntlet
run down
swipe at
skin alive
put down
unbelieve
not see eye to eye
withstand
combat
come down on
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
cut to shreds
throw the book at
pin on
thumb nose at
confront
contend with
battle
face
repel
contend
buck
rival
argue against
quarrel with
argue with
campaign against
fight
not swallow
scoff at
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
inquire
US
test
investigate
address
remonstrate
accost
enquire
UK
demur against
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
call one's bluff
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