Hesitated synonyms
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To show doubt or indecision; find it hard, or be unable, to decide; vacillate
To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; waver:
Waffle is defined as to go back and forth on an opinion in speaking or writing.
To avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge
Pussyfoot is to walk cautiously or to act in a way to avoid commitment.
To pause is defined as to stop for a brief period of time.
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(Intransitive, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
To linger or wait close by, esp. in an overprotective, insistent, or anxious way
To try to avoid or lessen loss by making counterbalancing bets, investments, etc.
To be continually changing or varying in an irregular way
Flounder is defined as to stumble or struggle to talk, make a lot of errors, or move in a clumsy way.
(Intransitive) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
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To be undecided or skeptical about:
(Archaic) To delay.
To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
To spend (time) idly:
To stop short and refuse to go on:
To refrain from (doing something):
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Prone to halting or hesitation.
Stutter is defined as to repeat the same sound over and over again, or to speak with involuntary pauses.
To determine the weight of (something) in a weighing device.
Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.
To get along; manage
To consider reasons for and against; deliberate on
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
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Oscillate is to swing back and forth, either literally or in terms of your opinion, action or mood.
To recoil is to spring back or back away.
To weigh mentally; think deeply about; consider carefully
Alternate is to take turns or do something after another person has finished.
Wobble is defined as to move or cause to move in an unsteady way, to have your voice quiver, or to be unable to commit to a course of action.
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To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain.
resolved (antonym)
To reach as a decision or intention; determine
persevered (antonym)
To persevere is to stick with something, even if it becomes difficult.
gone (antonym)
To be discarded or abolished:
continued (antonym)
To go on again after an interruption; resume
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concluded (antonym)
To decide by reasoning; infer; deduce
decided (antonym)
To decide is defined as to conclude, settle or make a choice.
stammered (related)
The definition of stammer is to stutter or to speak with involuntary pauses and often where the first sound of each word is repeated.
To be a waiter or waitress at:
Straddle is defined as to sit, stand or move with the legs spread apart, or to refuse to take a side with an issue or argument.
To postpone or delay needlessly.
Find another word for hesitated. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hesitated, like: wavered, stalled, vacillated, waffled, sidestepped, pussyfooted, paused, lingered, hovered, hedged and fluctuated.