| Main Entry: | hesitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait; be uncertain |
Synonyms: |
alternate, balance, balk, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, blow hot and cold, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang back, hang*, hedge, hem and haw, hold back, hold off, hover, linger, oscillate, pause, ponder, pull back, pussyfoot, scruple, seesaw, shift, shrink, shy away, sit on fence, stammer, stop, straddle, stumble, stutter, swerve, tergiversate, think about, think twice, vacillate, waffle, waver, weigh |
Antonyms: |
attack, carry on, continue, go, go ahead, persevere, resolve |
| Main Entry: | pause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait, delay |
Synonyms: |
break it up, call time, catch one's breath, cease, come to standstill, deliberate, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, hesitate, hold back, interrupt, put on hold, reflect, rest, shake, sideline, stop briefly, suspend, take a break, take a breather, take five, take ten, think twice, waver |
Antonyms: |
continue, persist, restart |
| Main Entry: | reconsider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about again |
Synonyms: |
amend, change one's mind, consider again, correct, emend, go over, have second thoughts, polish, rearrange, reassess, recheck, reevaluate, reexamine, rehash, replan, rethink, retrace, review, revise, reweigh, rework, run through, see in a new light, sleep on, take another look, think better of, think over, think twice, work over |
Antonyms: |
ignore, refuse |
| Main Entry: | reevaluate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reconsider |
Synonyms: |
amend, change one's mind, consider again, correct, emend, go over, have second thoughts, polish, rearrange, reassess, recheck, reexamine, rehash, replan, rethink, retrace, review, revise, reweigh, rework, run through, see in a new light, sleep on, take another look, think better of, think over, think twice, work over |
| Main Entry: | rethink |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reconsider |
Synonyms: |
amend, change one's mind, consider again, correct, emend, go over, have second thoughts, polish, rearrange, reassess, recheck, reevaluate, reexamine, rehash, replan, retrace, review, revise, reweigh, rework, run through, see in a new light, sleep on, take another look, think better of, think over, think twice, work over |