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hesitation

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Synonyms & Antonyms of hesitation

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

one moment's hesitation on my part, and the elusive butterfly was lost to me forever

Synonyms for hesitation

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

Words Related to hesitation

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 for hesitation

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

alacrity,
eagerness,
readiness

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“Hesitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hesitation. Accessed 20 Jun. 2021.

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