Hesitate and Remain

Opposite meaning words

Hesitate verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.

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Remain is an antonym for hesitate in wait topic.

Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.

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Hesitate is an antonym for remain.

Nearby Words: remainder, remaining

ability	hesitate ability	remain ability
view	hesitate view	remain view
people	hesitate people	remain people
flesh	hesitate flesh	remain flesh
Other words: way, game, research, less, sword.

They remain friends even if they won't hesitate to shoot each other's wanzers down.

Source: Video Game / Front Mission
They have been competitive against each other for decades and don't hesitate to make insulting jokes towards each other but they still remain good friends

Source: Friendly Rivalry
Expect the heroes to hesitate before finally deciding that they have crossed the Godzilla Threshold if the owner of the mind would otherwise get/remain crazy/in a coma or some other serious issue.

Source: Journey to the Center of the Mind

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