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  • 1. hesitant
  • Rhymes with Hesitant
  • Hesitant in a sentence
  • Quotes about Hesitant
Table of Contents
  • 1. hesitant
  • Rhymes with Hesitant
  • Hesitant in a sentence
  • Quotes about Hesitant
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. hesitant

adjective. ['ˈhɛzɪtənt'] lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly.

Synonyms

  • hesitating

Antonyms

  • resolute
  • conclusive

Rhymes with Hesitant

  • abandonment
  • abatement
  • aberrant
  • abhorrent
  • abortifacient
  • abridgement
  • absent
  • absorbent
  • abstinent
  • abundant
  • accelerant
  • accident
  • accompaniment
  • accompaniment
  • accomplishment
  • accountant
  • accouterment
  • accoutrement
  • achievement
  • acknowledgement

Sentences with hesitant


1. Adjective
Ask him why he is hesitant to commit to the relationship.

2. Noun, singular or mass
A word like hesitant takes the –ly ending to become “hesitantly.”

Quotes about hesitant


1. I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.
- John Eldredge, Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul

2. Writers don't write from experience, although many are hesitant to admit that they don't. ...If you wrote from experience, you'd get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy.
- Nikki Giovanni

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