Determination and Hesitance
Opposite meaning words
Determination
Determination noun - Firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose.
Hesitance is an antonym for determination.
Hesitance
Hesitance noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.
Usage example: she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
Determination is an antonym for hesitance.
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