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Hesitated

//ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd//

Synonyms for "hesitated" (108 found)

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General use (90)

Verb(34 words)

stick halt pause deliberate waffle waver scruple falter boggle dither wobble hover hold back pull back hold off procrastinate let up vacillate equivocate back down

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stand shilly-shally tergiversate hem and haw temporize fight shy hum and haw think twice swither fight shy of mammer play for time stall for time talk against time stall off

Name, noun, verb(11 words)

strain balance retreat delay balk waver hover quail wince stammer haver

Noun, verb(21 words)

yield withdraw stall debate scruple falter recoil boggle stumble demur quaver dither sputter doubt filibuster flinch pussyfoot blench hang fire stutter

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Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, verb(2 words)

deliberate fluctuate

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, pron, verb(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

shilly shally take a recess shy at stop to consider have qualms straddle the fence strain at think twice about shrink from make bones about be dilatory stooge around hang in doubt call a recess

Informal (18)

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

play rest ponder

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

hang shrink jib fumble

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(4 words)

hang back stick at hang off make time

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