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Synonyms for hesitant
ˈhɛz ɪ tənthes·i·tant
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Princeton's WordNet
hesitant, hesitatingadjective
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
Synonyms:
hesitatingAntonyms:
decisive
Editors Contribution
cautious
i would be cautious about walking there after dark.
gun-shy
proceed with caution.
he was hesitant to travel at night due to a previous bad experience.
Submitted by JP03 on March 9, 2015
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "hesitant":
reluctant, irresolute, undecided, timid, tentative, reticent, doubtful, half-hearted, wait-and-see, dilatory
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #14720 | reluctant | |
| #15140 | tentative | |
| #20066 | doubtful | |
| #25269 | undecided | |
| #32220 | hesitant | |
| #33672 | timid | |
| #75781 | hesitating | |
| #81424 | reticent | |
| #162791 | dilatory | |
| #185651 | irresolute |
How to use hesitant in a sentence?
Military members may not participate in political campaigns, this is likely the reason why they're hesitant to participate, because Defense Department guidelines are pretty clear about what they can and can not do. If they come to stand next to him for a political speech while in uniform, representing the military, it could become a problem.
The market is a little hesitant after a very strong day in response to some earnings that were taken quite positively.
We got them in foul trouble early, which made them hesitant on the offensive end with their attack, i think going forward that’s a huge thing in what we need to do because we realize how important it was to do that today.
The majority of Democrats right now are very hesitant, to say the least, and not at all sure that trade is good for working people.
We're still feeling that impact today, border Patrol agents are very hesitant to do their jobs, knowing that they could be accused by the most powerful man in the world of a crime.
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