- hesitant, hesitating, irresolute - lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"
Antonym: decisive (indirect, via indecisive)
- hesitate, waver, waffle - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun hesitation1, noun hesitation2, noun hesitater1, noun hesitancy2, noun hesitator1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- hesitate, pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"
--2 is one way to delay
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun hesitation3, noun hesitater1
They hesitate a long time