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HESITATIONS Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word hesitations. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word hesitations. (close relations)
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wavering
adjectiveadj
noun

• indecision in speech or action

• the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

adjective satellite

• uncertain in purpose or action

hesitancy
nounn
noun

• a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

• a certain degree of unwillingness

irresolution
nounn
noun

• doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

• the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose

reluctance
nounn
noun

• (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

• a certain degree of unwillingness

vacillation
nounn
noun

• indecision in speech or action

• changing location by moving back and forth

ambivalence
nounn
noun

• mixed feelings or emotions

doubt
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the state of being unsure of something

• uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

verb

• consider unlikely

• lack confidence in

indecision
nounn
noun

• doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

• the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose

reservation
nounn
noun

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• a statement that limits or restricts some claim

• an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

• the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

• the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

• something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

• the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

uncertainty
nounn
noun

• being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

• the state of being unsure of something

cunctation
nounn
noun

• the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time

disinclination
nounn
noun

• that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

• a certain degree of unwillingness

falter
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

faltering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

adjective satellite

• unsteady in speech or action

indisposition
nounn
noun

• a slight illness

• a certain degree of unwillingness

waver
verbv
noun

• someone who communicates by waving

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• the act of moving back and forth

verb

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

• move back and forth very rapidly

• sway from side to side

• give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

Best Hypernyms For HESITATIONS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hesitations, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
indecision indecisiveness involuntariness irresolution pause unwillingness

Alternatives for WAVERING

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