General and Hesitant

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Hesitant and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "General".

Hesitant

Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.

General and hesitant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Hesitant".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • General Protection Fault: Fooker admits to Sharon that he loves her, but while they are in a relationship, he's hesitant to get married, having seen many bad marriages like that of his parents.
    Source: Anchored Ship
  • Turns up in Dragon Ball, particularly during the Red Ribbon saga, when General Blue is hesitant to attack Goku and company.
    Source: Just One Man
  • It likely started when he proactively led the countercharge to take back the White House from General Juma's men (notably against the orders of the hesitant Vice-President), and amplified when he aided Jack and Tony in taking down Jonas Hodges.
Cite this Source
Hesitant and General. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/hesitant
General & Hesitant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/hesitant>.
Hesitant or General. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/hesitant.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "general" and "hesitant" have occurred on timeline