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. Christian Gerlach:

   Inflation hasn't come back and that goes hand-in-hand with the asset class not coming back. Investors are hesitant and you see that with the withdrawals.

2. Zachary Shamberg:

   Pennsylvania is a big and diverse state, and it's interesting why some of our staff in western Pennsylvania were hesitant versus workers in the city of Philadelphia.

3. Ron Johnson:

   I challenged his use of the term ‘Vaccine Hesitancy,’ i told him that based on the VAERS deaths, and my conversations with people who have chosen not to get vaccinated, a better description would be: ‘People who are hesitant to be coerced into participating in the largest drug trial in history.’.

4. Sir John Sawers:

   I think on his external policy -- I think he's been cautious, possibly to a fault, i think he's been hesitant to get back involved in military engagements in the Islamic world, for example, scarred by what had happened in Iraq and Afghanistan and recognizing that public opinion and the political appetite for further engagements is very low.

5. Jordan Libowitz:

   Military members may not participate in political campaigns, this is likely the reason why they're hesitant to participate, because Defense Department guidelines are pretty clear about what they can and can not do. If they come to stand next to him for a political speech while in uniform, representing the military, it could become a problem.