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shilly-shallying

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Synonyms and Antonyms of shilly-shallying

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

fortunately, during the crisis there was no shilly-shallying on the part of the president

Synonyms of shilly-shallying

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

Words Related to shilly-shallying

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 of shilly-shallying

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

alacrity, eagerness, readiness

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