Hesitant
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Mike was hesitant to give them the money when they said they were going to have a remote forest ceremony instead of a church, but relented when Vanessa encouraged him to be more open to the idea.
Source: Series / Last Man Standing -
He had a habit of using a napkin to open doors, and was hesitant to assassinate someone at a hospital "with all those sick people".
Source: Super OCD -
That each one is hard-earned — Tomoya is hesitant to open up; Nagisa is a Shrinking Violet — just makes them that much more heartwarming.
Source: Visual Novel / CLANNAD
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Open and Hesitant. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hesitant/open
Hesitant & Open. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hesitant/open>.
Open or Hesitant. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hesitant/open.
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