hesitations

NOUN

waiting; uncertainty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doubt equivocation hesitancy indecision misgiving mistrust pause procrastination qualm reluctance skepticism unwillingness vacillation

STRONG

dawdling delay demurral dubiety faltering fluctuation indecisiveness indisposition irresolution oscillation scruple wavering

WEAK

averseness delaying fumbling hemming and hawing stammering stumbling stuttering

Antonyms

STRONGEST

belief certainty confidence faith trust

WEAK

eagerness go perseverance sureness

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hesitations

Let’s start with the big “why” for your efforts, because that may solve all of your hesitations in one fell swoop.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

Douglass admired Lincoln’s towering sense of humanity even as he critiqued the president’s hesitations and half-steps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

When you do have moments where you go I think this might be going too far or This is too mean-spirited, how do those hesitations manifest for you?

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025

The lack of weapons has been made worse by hesitations over what the West is willing to supply.

From BBC ● May 26, 2024

So with him, she spoke in moods and gestures, looks and silences, and sometimes a combination of English punctuated by hesitations and Chinese frustration: “Shwo buchulai”— Words cannot come out.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan