Synonyms of hemmed

hemmed

verb

past tense of hem

1

as in hawed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in bordered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordered
• bounded
• fringed
• edged
• trimmed
• surrounded
• rimmed
• skirted
• demarcated
• circumscribed
• margined
• sketched
• traced
• outlined
• framed
• delineated
• silhouetted
• encircled
• inclosed
• defined
• looped
• restricted
• enclosed
• walled
• confined
• ringed
• circled
• curbed
• girdled
• environed
• rounded
• restrained
• limited
• girthed
• checked
• controlled
• compassed