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faltering

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of faltering

a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action

when itʼs so clear that this is the right thing to do, thereʼs no excuse for faltering

Synonyms of faltering

fence-sitting, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)

Words Related to faltering

delay, hawing, procrastination, waiting

arrière-pensée, misgiving, second thought

consideration, debate, deliberation, doubt, incertitude, indecisiveness, indetermination, uncertainness, uncertainty

avoidance, equivocation

aversion, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance, unwillingness

faintheartedness, shyness, timidity, timidness

Near Antonyms of faltering

certainty, certitude, confidence, decisiveness, determination, firmness, resoluteness, resolution, sureness

alacrity, eagerness, readiness

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