Hesitant
Hesitant adjective - Slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty.
Trepidatious and hesitant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trepidatious" instead an adjective "Hesitant".
Trepidatious
Hesitant and trepidatious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hesitant" instead an adjective "Trepidatious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dubious and hesitant
- dubious and trepidatious
- nervous and hesitant
- nervous and trepidatious
- uneasy and hesitant
- uneasy and trepidatious
- unsettled and hesitant
- unsettled and trepidatious
- doubtful and hesitant
- doubtful and trepidatious
- chary and hesitant
- chary and trepidatious
- shy and hesitant
- shy and trepidatious
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