Synonyms of fence-sitting

fence-sitting

noun

as in hesitation

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

in Congress there was a lot of fence-sitting, with many representatives waiting to see which way the political wind was blowing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitation
• hesitancy
• pause
• hesitance
• delay
• wavering
• indecision
• vacillation
• irresolution
• deliberation
• faltering
• uncertainty
• wobbling
• shilly-shallying
• wabbling
• waiting
• shilly-shally
• doubt
• procrastination
• reluctance
• indecisiveness
• debate
• hawing
• consideration
• incertitude
• second thought
• avoidance
• unwillingness
• equivocation
• timidity
• indetermination
• arrière-pensée
• misgiving
• faintheartedness
• indisposition
• disinclination
• aversion
• uncertainness
• timidness
• shyness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resolution
• certainty
• determination
• confidence
• certitude
• firmness
• readiness
• decisiveness
• resoluteness
• eagerness
• sureness
• alacrity

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• resolution
• certainty
• determination
• confidence
• certitude
• firmness
• readiness
• decisiveness
• resoluteness
• eagerness
• sureness
• alacrity

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