Synonyms of dithered

dithered

verb

past tense of dither

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• vacillated
• waited
• debated
• wavered
• staggered
• wabbled
• paused
• halted
• scrupled
• hung back
• wobbled
• balanced
• teetered
• lingered
• swayed
• dawdled
• procrastinated
• delayed
• pondered
• hawed
• deliberated
• hemmed
• shilly-shallied
• waffled
• dallied
• weighed
• equivocated
• backed down
• oscillated
• considered
• chickened (out)
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• stirred
• continued
• dove (in)
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

• decided
• plunged (in)
• stirred
• continued
• dove (in)
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

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