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Shilly and shally

Synonyms for "shilly and shally" (85 found)

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Informal (18)

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

Noun, verb, slang(6 words)

shift drag flag fence jib mugwump

Intj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

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

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, slang(2 words)

wobbly milquetoast

Verb, slang(3 words)

goof off hang back stick at

General use (67)

Name, noun, verb(9 words)

strain balance retreat delay trail waver totter hover teeter

Noun, verb(15 words)

change yield stagger debate scruple vary falter caution demur dither wobble loiter dawdle lollygag lallygag

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

halt alternate wavering fluctuating vacillating

Adj, verb(4 words)

deliberate fluctuate unresolved oscillating

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

fear tarry stickle

Noun(11 words)

hesitation equivocation alteration fluctuation indecisiveness diffidence jellyfish oscillation vacillation indecision irresolution

Verb(14 words)

pull back procrastinate hesitate vacillate equivocate back and fill oscillate back down tergiversate hem and haw dillydally blow hot and cold think twice waste time

Adj, noun(2 words)

mutable weakling

Name, verb(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

pendulous oscillatory

shilly shallying

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