Synonyms of dithers

dithers 1 of 2

noun

plural of dither

as in huffs

a state of nervous or irritated concern

Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huffs
• panics
• fusses
• sweats
• frets
• swelters
• flusters
• tizzies
• twitters
• lathers
• pothers
• stews
• swivets
• alarums
• piques
• agitations
• dudgeons
• alarms
• deliriums
• bothers
• hysterias
• furors
• hand-wringings
• ados
• distractions
• nervous breakdowns
• uproars

dithers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dither

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitates
• falters
• vacillates
• staggers
• waits
• wavers
• debates
• halts
• wabbles
• pauses
• scruples
• hangs back
• balances
• teeters
• wobbles
• sways
• dawdles
• ponders
• procrastinates
• lingers
• deliberates
• haws
• delays
• weighs
• shilly-shallies
• dallies
• chickens (out)
• equivocates
• oscillates
• hems
• backs down
• considers
• hedges
• waffles
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decides
• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• continues
• stirs
• advances
• budges