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What is another word for
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Verb
To keep away from something
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Regard with contempt or disgust
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
To cease to perform a specified action
To hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
Anticipate with great apprehension or fear
Be in a state of extreme apprehension
To be reluctant to do something
Adjective
Not willing
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Verb
▲
To keep away from something
avoid
balk at
eschew
recoil from
reject
shirk
shun
spurn
turn away from
keep clear of
steer clear of
keep away from
have nothing to do with
evade
dodge
stay away from
shy from
give a wide berth to
snub
keep one's distance from
stay shy of
shy away from
turn back on
have no part of
fight shy of
cold-shoulder
ignore
bilk
give someone the go-by
give someone the brush-off
elude
hide from
cut someone cold
cut someone dead
give the cold shoulder to
stiff-arm
ditch
body-swerve
give the bum's rush
stay clear of
have no part in
leave alone
repudiate
decline
scorn
send to Coventry
palm off
snout
neglect
dismiss
give the brush
brush off
cut dead
put down
not touch
rebuff
give a wide berth
cut
ostracise
UK
pass up
refuse
stand aloof from
give the cold shoulder
look right through
ostracize
US
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
disdain
give the runaround
freeze out
keep your distance from
turn down
knock back
shake off
circumvent
bypass
circumnavigate
sidestep
get around
give something a miss
keep at arm's length
exclude
blackball
blank
blacklist
slight
shut out
boycott
turn one's back on
coldshoulder
repulse
excommunicate
cut off
duck
look past
give a miss
keep well away
keep your distance
avoid like the plague
debar
pass
renounce
disapprove
skirt round
veto
expel
steer clear
reprobate
stiff
discount
nix
disregard
disown
negative
abstain from
say no to
baulk at
refrain from
leave out in the cold
throw out
hand someone the frozen mitt
turn your back on
ban
bar
forgo
embargo
desist
abjure
demur
pass on
demur at
jilt
high-hat
disfellowship
unfollow
withhold from
desist from
not accept
repel
deselect
cast aside
send one's regrets
shake one's head
cast out
banish
act cool
break with
swear off
wash one's hands of
ice out
not buy
have nothing more to do with
pass over
keep off
avoid dealing with
disavow
drive away
have done with
be exclusive of
not be inclusive of
other
not include
overlook
skip
pooh-pooh
pretend not to see
look straight through someone
miss
make unwelcome
refuse to recognize
refuse to abide by
not heed
turn up one's nose
give the thumbs down to
not take advantage of
black
remove
oust
vote against
proscribe
interdict
prohibit
outlaw
down
disallow
kill
evict
cashier
drum out
negate
strike
humiliate
withdraw
insult
withhold patronage
protest
not budge on
turn deaf ear to
turn from
send off
jib at
dispense with
set aside
not care for
hold out
protest at
hold back
hold off
draw the line at
turn away
refuse to receive
say no
give thumbs down to
throw over
get rid of
force out
shoot down
leave in the cold
place an embargo on
affront
pass by
impose sanctions
hold aloof from
refuse to take part in
desert
slough off
blow off
keep out
drop
abnegate
forsake
humble
mortify
shame
unfriend
despise
burn
scout
treat disrespectfully
misprize
scratch
give someone a slap in the face
offend
swank
give the brushoff
slur
chill
ice
not give time of day
keep someone at arm's length
kick in the teeth
put the chill on
scold
snob
cool
look coldly upon
upstage
censure
take no notice of
rebuke
burr
kick someone in the teeth
leave off
give someone the big E
scoff at
give someone the air
bin off
give someone the push
give the elbow
make light of
pay no attention to
deny
forbear
brush aside
opt out
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
give the thumbs down
give the red light
more ❯
“Today's new rich would not
shrink from
spending a few thousand bucks as bribes to short-circuit the queue.”
Verb
▲
To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
cop out
bypass
escape
sidestep
avoid
dodge
duck
evade
shirk
skip
skirt round
skive
abandon
backpedal
bilk
cut
decline
desert
duck-shove
excuse
funk
quit
rationalise
UK
rationalize
US
renege
renounce
revoke
run away from
skive off
steer clear of
welsh
withdraw
back down
back off
back out
back out of
duck out of
get out
get out of
have alibi
pull out of
slide out of
use pretext
weasel out
wriggle out of
give the slip
shun
neglect
miss
shuffle off
shake
finesse
forget
scape
eschew
elude
body-swerve
not attend
let slide
scrimshank
bob off
get around
shuffle out of
bludge
be lax about
creep
leave undone
slough off
not attend to
pay no attention to
dog
lose sight of
play truant from
pay little attention to
skimp on
be remiss about
lie down on job
cop out of
cheat
parry
weasel out of
fence
shake off
circumvent
escape from
skirt
lose
flee
ditch
give the slip to
get away from
shy from
tergiversate
end-run
shuck
outrun
stay shy of
slip through the net of
run from
stay away from
fend off
fly
give the runaround
break away from
give someone the slip
shy
leave behind
give someone a wide berth
slip away from
balk
US
baffle
lead on a merry chase
sneak away
baulk
UK
escape the clutches of
slip out
keep distance
frustrate
double
get away
give somebody the slip
throw off the scent
be beyond someone
slip through the net
run around
foil
outwit
thwart
slip through someone's fingers
brush off
turn one's back on
find a way out of
find a way round
give a wide berth to
take fright
baulk at
chicken out of
turn tail
recoil from
wuss out
flinch from
discount
dance around
disregard
ignore
overlook
deceive
pussyfoot around
dispense with
trick
hedge
keep one's distance from
be oblivious to
turn your back on
lay low from
pay no mind
unmind
turn back on
unheed
turn a blind eye to
tune out
shirk from
take no notice of
pay no heed to
go around
lurch
shift
circumlocute
slide
turn aside
pussyfoot
dark
tergiverse
skip out on
slip
shuffle
move to the side
short-circuit
fudge
juke
malinger
move
equivocate
put the move on
weasel
move away
more ❯
Verb
▲
Regard with contempt or disgust
abhor
abominate
despise
detest
hate
loathe
execrate
dislike
disdain
recoil from
shudder at
disrelish
scorn
be repelled by
find intolerable
regard with disgust
regard with repugnance
be repulsed
be revolted
feel aversion to
feel hostility to
have an aversion to
be allergic to
be down on
be unable to abide
be unable to bear
have it in for
be grossed out by
have no use for
not be able to bear
repudiate
reject
not be able to stand
be unable to stomach
spurn
shun
feel repugnance towards
deplore
contemn
disapprove
eschew
look down on
have a down on
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
feel revulsion to
dislike intensely
decline
refuse
revolt
feel distaste for
be hostile to
feel disgust for
find disgusting
dislike greatly
down on
feel animosity to
feel hostility towards
feel aversion towards
feel disgust towards
feel repugnance
can't stand
have a strong aversion to
can't bear
feel hostility toward
feel aversion toward
feel repugnance toward
have aversion to
disfavour
UK
resent
oppose
disfavor
US
mislike
antipathize
deprecate
mind
condemn
reprove
discountenance
regret
disesteem
deride
disapprove of
object to
revile
slight
be averse to
find repellent
take exception to
disagree with
frown upon
have no liking for
hold in disfavour
frown on
feel contempt for
undervalue
mock
don't like
not take kindly to
find distasteful
regard with distaste
not appreciate
not endure
regard with contempt
be unable to stand
be turned off to
lose interest in
take a dim view of
be unable to tolerate
snub
neglect
jeer at
sneer at
scoff at
renounce
misprize
bear malice toward
have no taste
not care for
have hard feelings
have no taste for
have no stomach for
tsk-tsk
grossed out on
make faces at
tut about
tut-tut over
tut-tut about
tut over
pour scorn on
heap scorn on
feel contempt
wipe out
allergic to
put down
not be able to stomach
look down nose at
disparage
belittle
dis
diss
disrespect
pooh-pooh
treat with contempt
vilipend
sniff at
decry
disregard
dismiss
look down upon
discount
high-hat
snoot
ridicule
flout
scout
sneer
show contempt for
hold in contempt
derogate
minimize
US
make fun of
trash
depreciate
diminish
bad-mouth
poor-mouth
hold in disdain
insult
run down
play down
minimise
UK
discredit
taunt
laugh at
defy
be contemptuous about
pan
gibe
be scornful about
turn down
rag
scoff
treat contemptuously
jibe at
avoid
poke fun at
make light of
turn your nose up at
look down one's nose at
feel hostile towards
feel revulsion towards
bear a grudge against
feel malice to
be revolted by
treat as inferior
be contemptuous of
be snobbish to
look down at
not feel like
sneeze at
walk over
denounce
offend
vilify
affront
outrage
wound
distaste
find unacceptable
trash-talk
denigrate
thumb one's nose at
ignore
disobey
fail
excoriate
anathematize
turn one's nose up at
be displeased with
be dissatisfied with
slap
slam
take dim view of
have a poor opinion of
have a problem with
curse
imprecate
slur
have contempt for
brush off
refuse to acknowledge
pillory
accurse
objurgate
rag on
cut down
make jokes about
cry down
dump on
kiss off
talk down
write off
rebuff
chill
be above
spit on
refute
piss over
confute
piss on
knock
tease
jeer
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
cheapen
twit
cock a snook at
consider beneath you
look down your nose at
slag off
curl your lip at
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
spit in the eye of
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disgrace
shame
turn nose up at
turn up your nose at
turn up one's nose at
rally
ride
disbelieve
laugh to scorn
boo
humiliate
condescend
detract
poke mullock at
fleer at
scout at
underrate
deign
dig at
make a fool of
show contempt
underestimate
make sport of
take the mickey out of
bite one's thumb at
take the piss out of
demoralise
UK
demean
demoralize
US
knock down
cast down
take down
cut down to size
understate
de-emphasize
underemphasize
lessen
misjudge
reduce
downgrade
trivialize
US
minify
downplay
set no store by
trivialise
UK
hold cheap
sell short
set little store by
rate too low
think too little of
not do justice to
gloss over
brush aside
do an injustice to
shrug off
more ❯
Verb
▲
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
baulk
UK
balk
US
resist
dodge
eschew
hesitate
recoil
evade
falter
flinch
quail
shirk
demur
disdain
jib
refuse to
scorn
shrink
be reluctant to
be unwilling to
cramp
crimp
demur from
desist
draw back from
flinch from
hesitate over
quail at
recoil from
refuse
scruple to
shy
shy away
shy from
draw the line at
hate to
jib at
not like to
take exception to
pull back
rein in
stop short
turn down
draw back
upset apple cart
shy away from
baulk at
rebel
show repugnance
pull back from
feel repugnance
stop short of
be loath to
not want to
fight shy of
boggle at
demur at
feel abhorrence at
be unable to stomach
be unable to bear
feel revulsion at
hesitate at
feel disgust at
avoid
turn away
sheer
refuse to contemplate
duck
swerve
shun
escape
elude
back away
hang back
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cease to perform a specified action
stop
cease
discontinue
refrain from
desist from
quit
forbear from
break off
cut out
call a halt to
call it a day
give up
abandon
abstain from
leave off
knock off
halt
pack in
suspend
desist
forsake
lay off
pass up
preclude
relinquish
renounce
resist
shirk
skip
steer clear of
belay
bypass
finish
get off
keep from
stay away from
avert
avoid
ax
US
axe
UK
back off from
break the habit of
can
check out from
dodge
do without
drop
forgo
get out of
give over
hold off
pack up
pull out of
put a stop to
refuse
rein in
restrain from
shun
shy from
sidestep
swear off
withhold from
call it quits on
escape from
get around
jack in
kibosh
put an end to
skip out on
skirt
surcease from
break up
nip something in the bud
evade
prevent
circumvent
divert
duck
steer clear
deflect
stay away
abstain
withstand
escape
forbear
control
elude
shake off
neutralise
UK
ward off
fend off
help
prohibit
shake
arrest
hinder
decline
block
deny yourself
offset
stall
check
nullify
deter
frustrate
obviate
provide
forestall
counteract
impede
counterbalance
interfere with
checkmate
head off
forbid
eschew
stave off
neutralize
US
kick
negate
anticipate
make up for
compensate for
end
break
cut off
shut off
terminate
conclude
wind up
let up
pass
bring to an end
forswear
close
elapse
determine
dead-end
wink out
expire
lapse
cut short
interrupt
lay off of
die
go
cancel
dispense with
call it quits
reject
scrap
abjure
surcease
ditch
bring to a halt
pull the plug on
withdraw
scrub
have done with
go without
repudiate
pass on
leave alone
abolish
intermit
cut
snub
rescind
resign from
repeal
refrain
abort
curb
shut down
revoke
ignore
close out
bring to a stop
close down
stop oneself from
restrain oneself from
waive
call off
spurn
give something the chop
knock something on the head
disavow
set aside
do away with
pack it in
turn down
part with
pause
chuck
stay
complete
eliminate
obstruct
intervene
adjourn
overlook
forego
kill
rebuff
bring to a close
dismiss
nip in the bud
remit
rest
discard
come to a close
wrap up
sacrifice
disclaim
disown
surrender
yield
forfeit
sew up
jettison
disapprove
come to an end
put the kibosh on
junk
cut it out
abdicate
knock back
reprobate
not continue
leave out
say no to
baulk at
say goodbye to
kick the habit
turn your back on
quit cold
cry off
prevent oneself from
not give in to
give a wide berth to
not accept
give a rest
throw out
balk at
prevent yourself from
keep off
kick over
close off
withhold
recess
forlet
disrupt
stand down from
fail
disturb
bring to end
dissolve
cede
hold back from
come off
culminate
give something up
stop trying
abate
resolve
phase out
resign
annul
fizzle out
get on the wagon
hang it up
take the cure
disjoin
dissever
get rid of
separate
interpose
disunite
disconnect
part
sunder
cease to indulge in
dump
back off
die down
not touch
resist the temptation to
throw in the towel
come to a stop
come to a halt
be over
fade away
peter out
lose
achieve
leave
succeed
wrap
ultimate
settle
go cold turkey
cut into
break into
bag it
blow off
sit out
pass by
give something a miss
throw in the sponge
quit cold turkey
scratch
shelve
crown
consummate
draw to a close
die away
come to a standstill
abrogate
stem
round off
put paid to
finish off
dispose of
switch off
round out
end up
wind down
wind something up
top off
lay aside
staunch
divorce
jilt
carve
isolate
exclude
extirpate
usurp
remove
delete
exsect
sever
marginalize
US
extract
oust
excise
have nothing to do with
let alone
down tools
stop work
pull the plug
get done
discount
disregard
jack something in
stop doing
lie by
spell
back out of
let go of
leave behind
wash one's hands of
step down from
yield up
ship out
deliver up
step aside from
throw away
catch
still
get shut of
put the lid on
deselect
nix
wait
hold back
get shot of
bar
immobilize
US
punctuate
hold up
pull up
draw up
hamper
baulk
UK
immobilise
UK
balk
US
freeze
stand still
bring up
fetch up
miss
give the thumbs down to
not heed
negative
not take advantage of
eighty-six
finish with
dust off
break with
write off
withdraw from
throw up
retire from
part from
wipe out
forget about
take out
marginalise
UK
cut dead
take away
cool it
cease fire
stem the flow
drop anchor
check oneself
buck
hold at bay
bring to standstill
bring to a standstill
blow the whistle on
put a cork in
deny
repulse
demur
demur at
brush aside
opt out
refuse to take advantage of
look down one's nose at
opt out of
give the thumbs down
give the red light
send one's regrets
shake one's head
betray
renege on
stop having
stop using
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hesitate or be evasive when confronted with a problem
boggle
dither
falter
jib
waver
demur
balk
US
baulk
UK
hesitate
shrink
flinch from
recoil from
shilly-shally
shy
vacillate
hang back from
hesitate to
scruple about
vacillate about
be chary of
be reluctant about
hang back
have misgivings about
have qualms about
have scruples about
think twice about
be cagey about
be coy about
be shy about
shy away from
teeter
stagger
wobble
halt
wabble
scruple
haver
fluctuate
oscillate
swither
temporize
US
pause
equivocate
shillyshally
hedge
alternate
seesaw
dillydally
hover
balance
be doubtful
doubt
be unsure
be uncertain
be reluctant
dilly-dally
hum and haw
temporise
UK
be indecisive
hem and haw
be unwilling
think twice
be undecided
be irresolute
sway
reel
fence-straddle
rock
change
swing
whiffle
waffle
straddle
yo-yo
blow hot and cold
baulk at
stick at
be loath
change mind
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
chop and change
run hot and cold
keep changing your mind
stick
boggle at
fret
drag one's heels over
disrelish something
demur about
stickle
balk at
question
drag one's feet over
waver about
demur from
worry
have reservations about
have qualms
mind doing something
gag
stall
delay
dawdle
dally
linger
wait
tergiversate
pussyfoot
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
be hesitant
think about
hold back
hold off
shy away
pull back
sit on fence
prevaricate
vary
shift
procrastinate
flannel
veer
be non-committal
beat about the bush
dodge the issue
dodge
parry questions
quibble
quiver
evade the issue
flutter
fence
flip-flop
see-saw
fudge
vibrate
be evasive
mutate
duck the question
tremble
switch
evade
fudge the issue
wave
weasel
beat around the bush
tarry
shake
sidestep the issue
undulate
alter
evolve
pivot
go from one extreme to the other
faff about
shuffle
palter
transform
be ambivalent
move
sidestep
morph
turn
lag
stonewall
progress
metamorphose
be vague
trifle
mess about
be in two minds
deviate
convert
quaver
hang about
hang around
waste time
hang fire
duck the issue
move to and fro
drag your feet
modulate
change one's mind
shudder
faff around
cavil
digress
idle
pulsate
ebb and flow
get cold feet
avoid
duck
snap
falsify
ripple
straggle
wag
loiter
jive
palpitate
drift
slip
diverge
tergiverse
rise and fall
drag
go up and down
poke
transmogrify
have doubts
cop out
beg the question
goof off
put off
play a waiting game
stir
lie
heave
differ
flicker
parry
flap
misrepresent
twirl
shiver
fib
totter
be ambiguous
flow
swell
surge
quake
loll
con
shuck
be unsteady
diddle
creep
crawl
while away time
mince words
distort
waggle
wigwag
lollygag
interchange
lallygag
come and go
tremor
shuffle about
mope
putter
run around
move back and forth
stall for time
avoid the issue
take one's time
use delaying tactics
be noncommittal
pass the buck
mince one's words
mark time
drag one's feet
play for time
kill time
drag one's heels
be dilatory
take your time
lag behind
drag your heels
put off doing something
cop a plea
let the grass grow under one's feet
substitute
hobble
limp
wobble about
wiggle-waggle
be on the fence
will and will not
potter
discontinue
cease
trim
trill
tumble
teeter-totter
whiffle waffle
lurch
roll
bobble
warble
hold on
keep changing one's mind
mess around
move slowly
play it close to the vest
skirt the issue
be on the horns of a dilemma
deceive
slouch
thrill
back
swerve
change direction
um and ah
fabricate
second-guessing oneself
doubt yourself
have misgivings
doubt oneself
flourish
elude
adumbrate
double-talk
escape
eschew
sit around
be tardy
be long
fool around
sit tight
twitter
misstate
invent
dissemble
garble
belie
exaggerate
misspeak
flatter
move backward and forward
adjourn
postpone
retard
prolong
protract
brandish
wield
dodge the question
play one's cards close to one's chest
straddle an issue
give nothing away
cover up
straddle the fence
soft-soap
goldbrick
cool
tell white lie
cloud the issue
give run around
stay
put on
phony up
stretch the truth
adopt Fabian tactics
maneuver
US
raise
contest
outwit
baffle
dangle
manoeuvre
UK
feint
shirk
foil
refuse
sweet-talk
blather
billow
flinch
quail
note
give a false colour to
kick the can down the road
postpone action
defer action
suspend action
let slide
take a raincheck
express misgivings
express reservations
express reluctance
hedge one's bets
give the run around
shrink back
stay back
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
fight off
use flattery
fast-talk
talk blarney
wiggle
move backwards and forwards
flit
waft
swirl
flail
thresh
skirt
splash
swish
curl
coil
motion
judder
be tentative
fake
sweep
whirl
twist
flick
thrash
blow
ruffle
blarney
blandish
beguile
be divided
fly
stream
rotate
pulse
convulse
jiggle
better
turn around
deteriorate
reverse
diminish
second-guessing yourself
wait and see
be cagey
shift ground about
feel uncertain
wonder about
jerk
jolt
intersperse
patch up
think something unlikely
be dubious
lack conviction
be sceptical
agitate
jar
worsen
divert
harbour suspicions about
express reservations about
harbour reservations about
fluctuate on
have doubts about
feel uneasy about
have hesitations about
express suspicions about
entertain doubts about
have suspicions about
have one's doubts about
take turns
grow
metastasize
develop
metamorphize
butter up
bucket
jounce
joggle
loaf
follow one another
act reciprocally
act in sequence
follow in turn
relieve
be staggered
occur in rotation
work in sequence
take it in turns
occur in turn
move between
be interspersed
fill in for
follow
transmute
transfigure
chill
footle
bum
drone
lazy
laze
lounge
pass
affect
amend
adjust
realign
modify
transit
adapt
transmutate
amble
plod
swing backwards and forwards
swing back and forth
filibuster
transition
disguise
revise
swap
displace
remodel
transpose
mould
UK
edit
mold
US
replace
hack around
kick around
veg out
kick back
horse around
potter around
hang on
be slow
fall behind
buy time
stay put
potter round
potter about
not keep pace
wait around
be unstable
fritter
hang out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Anticipate with great apprehension or fear
dread
fear
be afraid of
apprehend
cower at
cringe
cringe from
misdoubt
quake
shudder
shudder at
tremble
tremble at
worry about
be anxious about
be terrified by
feel apprehensive about
flinch from
have forebodings about
quail from
anticipate with horror
be afraid
be frightened of
be terrified of
be worried about
cringe at the thought of
have cold feet
shudder to think about
tremble to think about
be in a blue funk about
have cold feet about
be scared of
live in dread of
be apprehensive of
be apprehensive about
have butterflies in your stomach about
cower before
feel consternation about
be fearful of
live in fear of
tremble before
panic about
shake in your shoes about
go in terror of
more ❯
Verb
▲
Be in a state of extreme apprehension
tremble
quail
worry
be afraid
be anxious
be apprehensive
be fearful
be frightened
blanch from
blench from
be filled with fear
be all of a quiver
be all of a tremble
be in a blue funk
be in a state of anxiety
shake in one's shoes
Verb
▲
To be reluctant to do something
hesitate
scruple
be reluctant
be disinclined
be unwilling
demur 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
doubt
vacillate
dither
balance
wabble
teeter
stagger
wobble
shilly-shally
halt
stick at
demur
be loath
hang back
stick
worry
boggle
have reservations about
have scruples about
shy
fret
gag
demur about
flinch from
stickle
balk at
recoil from
question
vacillate about
mind doing something
shy away from
disrelish something
waver about
drag one's heels over
drag one's feet over
fluctuate
dilly-dally
be indecisive
haver
swither
be undecided
think twice
oscillate
hum and haw
stall
pause
shillyshally
sit on the fence
be unsure
be uncertain
yo-yo
pussyfoot around
hem and haw
delay
temporize
US
dally
equivocate
hover
hedge
tergiversate
be doubtful
procrastinate
temporise
UK
sway
be unable to make up your mind
stumble
dawdle
whiffle
linger
alternate
seesaw
dillydally
deliberate
change
waffle
tremble
hold back
reel
shy away
hold off
get cold feet
be unable to decide
run hot and cold
waste time
hobble
limp
wiggle-waggle
be ambivalent
faff about
keep changing one's mind
flicker
vary
tumble
quiver
dodge
trifle
palter
trim
shudder
bobble
lurch
change one's mind
roll
quaver
whiffle waffle
hang about
um and ah
hang around
mess around
straggle
lag
fence-straddle
rock
swing
straddle
stay back
shrink back
drag your heels
drag your feet
stay in the background
hang fire
be reluctant to come forward
change mind
chop and change
keep changing your mind
wait
pussyfoot
defer
stop
balk
US
flounder
ponder
hang
mammer
debate
weigh
baulk
UK
pull back
think about
sit on fence
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not willing
unwilling
averse
disinclined
loath
reluctant
slow
indisposed
mind
opposed
baulk at
demur at
flinch from
jib at
not about
recoil from
resistant
sweer
have qualms about
have scruples about
shy away from
stick at
vacillate about
waver about
be cagey about
boggle at
disrelish something
have misgivings about
have reservations about
not have the heart to
think twice about
not in the mood
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