Synonyms of hesitantly

hesitantly

adverb

as in hesitatingly

Related Words

• hesitatingly
• quizzically
• incredulously
• questioningly
• doubtfully
• skeptically
• unbelievingly
• suspiciously
• dubiously
• warily
• distrustfully
• doubtingly
• askance
• guardedly
• critically
• apprehensively
• anxiously
• cynically
• sideways
• mistrustfully
• negatively
• uneasily
• reproachfully
• disparagingly
• reprovingly
• disapprovingly
• uncomfortably
• unfavorably
• charily
• deprecatingly
• captiously
• reproachingly

Dissimilar Words

• positively
• trustingly
• favorably
• confidently
• approvingly
• trustfully
• uncritically
• unquestioningly
• sanguinely
• credulously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hesitantly

In the public imagination, Housewives with a capital H are fame-hungry attention hogs who would rather throw the $400 bottle of Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux that’s sitting in front of us than sip it, as Cosby is hesitantly doing now. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Diane refuses, but April hesitantly makes the trip, only to learn that Theo — an artistic dilettante who lives in the city with his girlfriend, Lucy (Odessa A’zion) — has been lunching with Sandra behind her back. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Only the bravest walked hesitantly toward the well. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026

The show has dipped its toe hesitantly into matters of equity and social stratification this season with mixed results. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

His crossing has often been a source of frustration, sometimes ballooning the ball too often, taking too long to put it into the area or cutting back on himself hesitantly. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

The clip shows the massive American bully hesitantly backing away from a tiny, energetic puppy. — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

Adam asks Conrad to take care of his brother, and Conrad hesitantly agrees. — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025