Synonyms & related words for hesitating

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hesitating — including hesitant, wavering, irresolute, indecisive, unsure, faltering. 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 hesitating

Explore words related to hesitating — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hesitated, hesitates, hesitation, hesitatingly, hesitance, hesitantly, irresolutely, vacillatory. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hesitating

Common synonyms for hesitating include hesitant, wavering, irresolute, indecisive, unsure, faltering, doubting, diffident — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hesitating come from?

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