Hesitant
Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Noncommittal and hesitant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Noncommittal" instead an adjective "Hesitant".
Noncommittal
Noncommittal adjective - Lacking in distinctive features or qualities.
Hesitant and noncommittal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Noncommittal".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserved and hesitant
- reserved and noncommittal
- ambiguous and hesitant
- ambiguous and noncommittal
- careful and hesitant
- careful and noncommittal
- chary and hesitant
- chary and noncommittal
- cautious and hesitant
- cautious and noncommittal
- circumspect and hesitant
- circumspect and noncommittal
- uncertain and hesitant
- uncertain and noncommittal
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