Results for hesitant

1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.




Synonyms and related words:



afraid
dithering
leaving out nothing
shrinking
undaring
agnostic
doubting
loath
shy
undecided
ambiguous
equivocal
mindful
skeptical
undivinable
ambivalent
erratic
modest
slow to act
uneager
averse
faltering
noncommittal
squeamish
unenterprising
backward
fickle
of two minds
stammering
unforeseeable
bashful
fluctuating
on guard
sticking
unpersuaded
boggling
gingerly
overlooking no possibility
stickling
unprecipitate
canny
guarded
pause
straining
unpredictable
capricious
halting
pawky
stuttering
unprovable
careful
heedful
politic
tentative
unresolved
cautious
hesitating
polysemous
thorough
unsettled
chancy
incalculable
prudent
timid
unsure
changeable
indecisive
qualmish
touch-and-go
unverifiable
circumspect
indefinite
regardful
unaccountable
unwilling
deliberate
indemonstrable
reluctant
unadventurous
vacillating
demurring
indisposed
safe
uncertain
vacillatory
dicey
irresolute
scrupling
uncommunicative
variable
diffident
jibbing
scrupulous
unconfirmable
wavering
discreet
judicious
shilly-shallying
unconvinced
whimsical