Synonyms & related words for hesitantly

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hesitantly. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hesitantly

Explore words related to hesitantly — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hesitatingly, timidly, unsurely, bashfully, shyly, diffidently, falteringly, haltingly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hesitantly come from?

The word hesitantly breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root hesit-, from Latin haesito (“stick fast”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.