Dubious
Dubious adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Usage example: I'm dubious about our plan to go hang gliding without having had any training
Faltering and dubious are semantically related in tenuous topic. In some cases you can use "Faltering" instead an adjective "Dubious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unsettled and dubious
- unsettled and faltering
- unclear and dubious
- unclear and faltering
- doubtful and dubious
- doubtful and faltering
- hesitant and dubious
- hesitant and faltering
- weak and dubious
- weak and faltering
- irresolute and dubious
- irresolute and faltering
- undetermined and dubious
- undetermined and faltering
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