Synonyms for hesitancy

Synonyms for (noun) hesitancy

Synonyms: reluctance, disinclination, indisposition, hesitancy, hesitation

Definition: a certain degree of unwillingness

Usage: a reluctance to commit himself; his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition; after some hesitation he agreed

Similar words: unwillingness, involuntariness

Definition: the trait of being unwilling

Usage: his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made; in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton


Synonyms: hesitance, hesitancy

Definition: a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

Similar words: self-distrust, self-doubt, diffidence

Definition: lack of self-confidence


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