Hesitate Synonyms and Antonyms

hĕzĭ-tāt
To be irresolute in acting or doing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pause
  2. falter
  3. waver
  4. vacillate
  5. shilly-shally
  6. balk
  7. fluctuate
  8. delay
  9. flounder
  10. dally
  11. demur
  12. hover
  13. stammer
  14. deliberate
  15. scruple
  16. straddle
  17. equivocate
  18. linger
  19. wait
  20. stutter
  21. stop
  22. hold off
  23. hold back
  24. waffle
  25. dither
  26. be dubious
  27. be uncertain
  28. alternate
  29. ponder
  30. think about
  31. defer
  32. stay one's hand
  33. halt
  34. think it over
  35. avoid
  36. change-one-s-mind
  37. trim
  38. recoil
  39. shy at
  40. seesaw back and forth
  41. not know what to do
  42. be irresolute
  43. pull back
  44. catch-one-s-breath
  45. weigh and consider
  46. oscillate
  47. doubt
  48. hang-back
  49. swerve
  50. dubitate
  51. tergiversate
  52. debate
  53. shift
  54. shrink
  55. stagger
  56. balance
  57. think-twice
  58. drag-one-s-feet
  59. haver
  60. hang off
  61. hedge
  62. hem-and-haw
  63. blow-hot-and-cold
  64. dillydally
  65. straddle the fence
  66. leave up in the air
  67. make bones about
  68. hang in the air
  69. do figure eights
  70. procrastinate
  71. pussyfoot
  72. wobble
  73. sidestep
  74. stall
Antonyms:
  1. decide
  2. go-ahead
  3. resolve
  4. be certain
  5. carry on
  6. continue
  7. go
  8. conclude
  9. persevere
  10. attack
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Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. demur
  2. dubitation
  3. hesitation
  4. indisposition
  5. vacillation

Words Related to Hesitate

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. be afraid
  2. hestitate
  3. hesistate
  4. deign

Hesitate Sentence Examples

  • She didn't hesitate and took it.

  • I didn't think you'd hesitate to help someone, if you could.

  • The Immortals won't hesitate to hurt you.

  • No matter what he felt, he couldn't hesitate to execute his plan.

  • Do you think I would hesitate to collect, if they were not?

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