Hesitant
Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Overcareful and hesitant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overcareful" instead an adjective "Hesitant".
Overcareful
Overcareful adjective - Excessively or unduly careful.
Hesitant and overcareful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Overcareful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserved and hesitant
- reserved and overcareful
- careful and hesitant
- careful and overcareful
- chary and hesitant
- chary and overcareful
- timid and hesitant
- timid and overcareful
- cautious and hesitant
- cautious and overcareful
- circumspect and hesitant
- circumspect and overcareful
- suspicious and hesitant
- suspicious and overcareful
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