HESITATIONS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word hesitations. (close relations)
hesitator
Best Alternative Words for HESITATIONS
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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 |