Synonyms of hesitates

hesitates

verb

present tense third-person singular of hesitate

as in falters

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

I didn't hesitate to tell them that what they were doing was wrong and that I wanted no part of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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