Entry Word: hesitant

Function: adjective

Meaning: having doubts about the wisdom of doing something <Ivan was hesitant about lending CDs to his friends after heʼd lost several of them that way>

Synonyms afraid, disinclined, dubious, indisposed, loath (or loth), reluctant

Related Words uneager, unenthusiastic; averse, unwilling; doubtful, faltering, irresolute, questioning, uncertain, undecided, unsure, vacillating, wobbly; fainthearted, shy, timid

Near Antonyms eager, enthusiastic, glad, happy, keen; ready, willing; certain, decided, resolute, sure, unquestioning

Antonyms disposed, inclined