Synonyms for hesitant
ˈhɛz ɪ tənthes·i·tant

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1. hesitant, hesitatingadjective

   lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

   Synonyms:
   hesitating

   Antonyms:
   decisive

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1. cautious

   i would be cautious about walking there after dark.

   Submitted by anonymous on June 30, 2021  

2. gun-shy

   proceed with caution.

   he was hesitant to travel at night due to a previous bad experience.

   Submitted by JP03 on March 9, 2015  

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1. List of paraphrases for "hesitant":

   reluctant, irresolute, undecided, timid, tentative, reticent, doubtful, half-hearted, wait-and-see, dilatory

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1. Ivan Krastev:

   There's high level of mistrust, and that goes both for Bulgaria and Romania, even the medical community, doctors, nurses, many are hesitant to get vaccinated, so it's not a surprise that the society as a whole is too.

2. Van Der Beek:

   I didn’t move here to try to recreate California, I moved her because I really like Texas so therefore, I’m very hesitant to speak ill of anybody who was here before I was, however f*** fire ants, i hope they get stung in their eye by other fire ants and I hope they have to deal with the itching and the pain and the little pusy boils that come afterwards.

3. Emmanuel Miller:

   We got them in foul trouble early, which made them hesitant on the offensive end with their attack, i think going forward that’s a huge thing in what we need to do because we realize how important it was to do that today.

4. Cynthia Houniuhi:

   To be honest, at first, I was very hesitant when this idea was discussed, my mind keeps telling me to back off. I mean, let’s be real here, it was too ambitious to say the least. Like, how can a small group of students from the Pacific Region convince the majority of the UN members to support this unique initiative?

5. Nick Bunker:

   The decline in employment in December was more a product of reduced hiring than a pick-up in layoffs, employers were hesitant about adding new workers. This trend is easier to reverse than the destruction of employer-employee relationships that happens when workers are laid off.