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Synonyms for hesitate
ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪthes·i·tate
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hesitateverb
Synonyms:
stammer, doubt, scruple, demur, falter, waver, mammer, deliberatehesitateverb
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
Synonyms:
mammer, deliberate, demur, scruple, falter, stammer, waver, doubthesitateverb
To stammer; to falter in speaking.
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deliberate, mammer, scruple, demur, waver, stammer, falter, doubthesitateverb
To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Synonyms:
mammer, stammer, waver, deliberate, demur, doubt, falter, scruple
English Synonyms and Antonyms
hesitate
To fluctuate (Latin fluctus, a wave) is to move like a wave with alternate rise and fall. A pendulum oscillates; waves fluctuate or undulate; a light or a flame wavers; a frightened steed swerves from his course; a tool or weapon swerves from the mark or line; the temperature varies; the wind veers when it suddenly changes its direction. That which veers may steadily hold the new direction; that which oscillates, fluctuates, undulates, or wavers returns upon its way. As regards mental states, he who hesitates sticks (Latin hærere) on the verge of decision; he who wavers does not stick to a decision; he who vacillates decides now one way, and now another; one vacillates between contrasted decisions or actions; he may waver between decision and indecision, or between action and inaction. Persons hesitate, vacillate, waver; feelings fluctuate or vary. Compare SHAKE.
Synonyms:
fluctuate, oscillate, swerve, undulate, vacillate, vary, veer, waverAntonyms:
abide, adhere, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay, stick
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Princeton's WordNet
hesitate, waver, waffleverb
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Synonyms:
waver, quaver, fluctuate, waffle, weave, quiver, pause, flutter, flicker, flitter, falter, vacillatehesitate, pauseverb
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
"The speaker paused"
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
hesitateverb
Synonyms:
pause, delay, demur, doubt, waver, vacillate, be undetermined, stop to consider, be in doubt, be in suspense, be doubtfulhesitateverb
Synonyms:
falter, stammer, have an impediment in speech
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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#1618 | break | |
#3558 | vary | |
#3643 | doubt | |
#10611 | pause | |
#12724 | hesitate | |
#15634 | deliberate | |
#17716 | weave | |
#23670 | waffle | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#35564 | fluctuate | |
#37891 | flutter | |
#40610 | veer | |
#43658 | quiver | |
#56544 | falter | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#64040 | waver | |
#75259 | dither | |
#76976 | oscillate | |
#106648 | stammer | |
#120240 | scruple | |
#157222 | demur | |
#189583 | flitter | |
#204476 | undulate | |
#236377 | quaver | |
#241885 | vacillate | |
#318728 | intermit |
How to use hesitate in a sentence?
I will look at the data and I would assume -- and I'm pretty sure it's going to be the case -- that a vaccine would not be approved for the American public unless it was indeed both safe and effective, if that's the case Jim, I would not hesitate for a moment to take the vaccine Anthony Fauci and recommend it for my family.
If he had some major medical concern, there are a lot of things I would give up so he would get care, there’s just no question in my mind. If my diet was going to be more beans than something else, I would n’t hesitate. If I had to sell my sterling silver, which I’ve had for 60 years, that would go before my little ‘ Whiskers ’ would be deprived.
I don't think the market wants any more issuance in the remaining months of the Kirchner administration, if there is a legal threat that will cause them to hesitate (to issue), that will provide some natural stability.
If not blocked, the merger of JetBlue and Spirit would result in higher fares and fewer choices for tens of millions of travelers across the country. The Justice Department is suing to prevent that from happening, companies in every industry should understand by now that this Justice Department will not hesitate to enforce antitrust laws and protect American consumers.
This vindicates my last decision ... when I unhesitatingly orphaned my own children in order to carry out my physician's duty to the end, as Abraham did not hesitate at God's demand to sacrifice his only son.
Translations for hesitate
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- ترددArabic
- заекна, колебая се, чудя се, заеквам, двоумя сеBulgarian
- hesitarCatalan, Valencian
- zaváhat, váhatCzech
- stamme, hakkeDanish
- zögern, stammelnGerman
- vacilar, dudarSpanish
- دریغPersian
- empiä, epäröidä, viivytellä, vitkastella, aikaillaFinnish
- hésiterFrench
- sòrScottish Gaelic
- संकोचHindi
- raguIndonesian
- 躊躇する, ためらうJapanese
- dubitoLatin
- zéckenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tawhitawhiMāori
- aarzelenDutch
- nøleNorwegian
- wahać się, jąkać sięPolish
- hesitarPortuguese
- iskayyayQuechua
- pregeta, șovăi, codi, ezitaRomanian
- запнуться, запинаться, медлить, заикнуться, сомневаться, колебаться, заикатьсяRussian
- tvekaSwedish
- ลังเลThai
- çekinmek, kararsız kalmakTurkish
- вагатисьUkrainian
- 迟疑Chinese
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