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Synonyms for shy away
verb shrink awayAntonyms for shy away
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
hang back
verb. be reluctant
hesitate
verb. wait; be uncertain
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
hesitated
verb. wait; be uncertain
- alternate
- balance
- balk
- be irresolute
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- blow hot and cold
- dally
- debate
- defer
- delay
- demur
- dillydally
- dither
- doubt
- equivocate
- falter
- flounder
- fluctuate
- fumble
- hang
- hang back
- hedge
- hem and haw
- hold back
- hold off
- hover
- linger
- oscillate
- pause
- ponder
- pull back
- pussyfoot
- scruple
- seesaw
- shift
- shrink
- shy away
- sit on fence
- stammer
- stop
- straddle
- stumble
- stutter
- swerve
- tergiversate
- think about
- think twice
- vacillate
- waffle
- waver
- weigh
recoil
verb. shrink away
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.