Synonyms of shilly-shallied

shilly-shallied

verb

past tense of shilly-shally

1

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

I didn't shilly-shally but instead raced to the hospital as soon as I heard the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in delayed

to move or act slowly

with dinner guests due in two hours, there was no time to shilly-shally in front of the TV set

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delayed
• crawled
• lingered
• poked
• dragged
• hung fire
• fell behind
• dillydallied
• lallygagged
• strolled
• marked time
• dropped behind
• lagged
• played
• crept
• loitered
• shuffled
• dragged one's heels
• moped
• dawdled
• lollygagged
• stalled
• diddled
• took one's time
• tarried
• dragged one's feet
• staggered
• dallied
• lounged
• slowed (down or up)
• fiddled (around)
• hanged (around or out)
• pottered (around)
• puttered (around)
• fooled around
• idled
• hung (around or out)
• messed around
• trifled
• monkeyed (around)
• sauntered
• loafed
• decelerated
• ambled
• procrastinated
• inched
• temporized
• eased
• lolled
• plodded
• filibustered
• lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rushed
• hurried
• hastened
• ripped
• run
• flew
• sped
• scurried
• bolted
• raced
• dashed
• ran
• whirled
• rocketed
• zipped
• scooted
• tore
• whisked
• whizzed
• barreled
• scrambled
• speeded
• darted
• scudded
• hotfooted (it)
• coursed
• humped
• barrelled
• hurtled
• hustled
• bowled
• careered
• sped (up)
• run
• stampeded
• trotted
• breezed
• accelerated
• speeded (up)
• ran
• galloped
• jogged
• sprinted
• caught up
• quickened
• overtook
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• fast-forwarded

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• rushed
• hurried
• hastened
• ripped
• run
• flew
• sped
• scurried
• bolted
• raced
• dashed
• ran
• whirled
• rocketed
• zipped
• scooted
• tore
• whisked
• whizzed
• barreled
• scrambled
• speeded
• darted
• scudded
• hotfooted (it)
• coursed
• humped
• barrelled
• hurtled
• hustled
• bowled
• careered
• sped (up)
• run
• stampeded
• trotted
• breezed
• accelerated
• speeded (up)
• ran
• galloped
• jogged
• sprinted
• caught up
• quickened
• overtook
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• fast-forwarded

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