Hesitant
Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Remorseful and hesitant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remorseful" instead an adjective "Hesitant".
Remorseful
Remorseful adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Hesitant and remorseful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Remorseful".
Nearby Words: remorseless, remorse
Mutual synonyms
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