hanging back
ADJECTIVE
hesitant
Synonyms
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
reluctant
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
vacillant
Synonyms
WEAK
afraid
averse
backward
dawdling
delaying
diffident
disinclined
doubtful
doubting
faltering
half-hearted
halting
hesitating
indecisive
irresolute
lacking confidence
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shilly-shally
shy
skeptical
slow
tentative
timid
uneager
unpredictable
unsure
unwilling
vacillating
vacillatory
wavering
ADJECTIVE
vacillatory
Synonyms
WEAK
afraid
averse
backward
dawdling
delaying
diffident
disinclined
doubtful
doubting
faltering
half-hearted
halting
hesitating
indecisive
irresolute
lacking confidence
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shilly-shally
shy
skeptical
slow
tentative
timid
uneager
unpredictable
unsure
unwilling
vacillant
vacillating
wavering
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.