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tentativeness

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In Libya, the crisis of American tentativeness has grown worse almost by the day.

But in Libya the crisis of American tentativeness has grown worse almost by the day.

Lute's eyes were quizzical as she asked with a tentativeness that was palpably assumed, "With—a—with Mr. Barton?"

He did it sketchily, with casual tentativeness, so that when it was found among the papers there would be no suspicions.

The fact that he remained standing imparted a tentativeness to the situation.

He nodded and swung away, moving with a peculiar tentativeness.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tentativeness, such as: averseness, dawdling, delay, delaying, demurral, and doubt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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