Synonyms of hesitated

hesitated

verb

past tense of hesitate

as in faltered

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

I didn't hesitate to tell them that what they were doing was wrong and that I wanted no part of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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