Synonyms of hung back

hung back

verb

past tense of hang back

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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