Synonyms of hesitating

hesitating 1 of 2

adjective

as in ambivalent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambivalent
• shaky
• vacillating
• wavering
• random
• shilly-shally
• shilly-shallying
• aimless
• scattered
• stray
• haphazard
• uncertain
• unreliable
• desultory
• untrustworthy
• arbitrary
• undependable
• hit-or-miss
• erratic
• dicey
• slapdash
• inconsistent
• unpredictable
• volatile
• changeful
• variable
• irregular
• fluctuating
• unstable
• skittish
• capricious
• changeable
• mercurial
• unsettled
• fickle
• temperamental
• inconstant
• mutable
• unsteady
• versatile
• mobile
• adaptable
• fluid
• flickery
• protean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• certain
• constant
• steady
• settled
• stable
• invariable
• even
• predictable
• stationary
• unchanging
• uniform
• unchangeable
• immutable
• persistent
• sure
• permanent
• unvarying
• changeless
• abiding
• lasting
• reliable
• durable
• true
• dependable
• tried
• equable
• trustworthy
• trusty
• tried-and-true

hesitating

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verb

present participle of hesitate

as in faltering

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

I didn't hesitate to tell them that what they were doing was wrong and that I wanted no part of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faltering
• waiting
• vacillating
• pausing
• debating
• dithering
• wavering
• wabbling
• halting
• hanging back
• swaying
• staggering
• wobbling
• scrupling
• balancing
• pondering
• teetering
• shilly-shallying
• lingering
• delaying
• procrastinating
• deliberating
• dawdling
• hawing
• weighing
• considering
• hemming
• waffling
• equivocating
• backing down
• dallying
• oscillating
• hedging
• pussyfooting
• chickening (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deciding
• plunging (in)
• diving (in)
• continuing
• stirring
• advancing
• budging