Antonyms for hesitancy
ˈhɛz ɪ tən sihes·i·tan·cy

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1. hesitancynoun

   Doubt is a lack of conviction that may refer either to matters of belief or to matters of practise. As regards belief, while doubt is lack of conviction, disbelief is conviction, to the contrary; unbelief refers to a settled state of mind, generally accompanied with opposition of heart. Perplexity is active and painful; doubt may be quiescent. Perplexity presses toward a solution; doubt may be content to linger unresolved. Any improbable statement awakens incredulity. In theological usage unbelief and skepticism have a condemnatory force, as implying wilful rejection of manifest truth. As regards practical matters, uncertainty applies to the unknown or undecided; doubt implies some negative evidence. Suspense regards the future, and is eager and anxious; uncertainty may relate to any period, and be quite indifferent. Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. Distrust and suspicion apply especially to the motives, character, etc., of others, and are more decidedly adverse than doubt. Scruple relates to matters of conscience and duty.

   Antonyms:
   assurance, belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, decision, determination, persuasion, resolution, resolve

   Synonyms:
   disbelief, distrust, doubt, doubt, hesitation, incredulity, indecision, irresolution, misgiving, perplexity, question, scruple, skepticism, suspense, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty

Matched Categories

1. • Diffidence
   • Unwillingness

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hesitance, hesitancynoun

   a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

   Synonyms:
   hesitation, hesitance, disinclination, indisposition, reluctance

2. reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun

   a certain degree of unwillingness

   "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"

   Synonyms:
   disinclination, hesitance, hesitation, reluctance, falter, wavering, indisposition, faltering, vacillation, waver

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1. hesitancynoun

   Synonyms:
   indecision, vacillation, uncertainty, irresolution, wavering

How to use hesitancy in a sentence?

1. James Comey:

   My recollection was Michael Flynn was -- the conclusion of the investigators was Michael Flynn was obviously lying, but they saw none of the normal common indicia of deception : that is, hesitancy to answer, shifting in seat, sweating, all the things that you might associate with someone who is conscious and manifesting that they are being -- they're telling falsehoods, there's no doubt Michael Flynn was lying, but that those indicators weren't there.

2. Jeff Zients:

   Look, hesitancy amongst a group of people is a challenge, and we need to be addressing it.

3. Valerie Montgomery Rice:

   We were doing this so that people have confidence, i think we have shown that there may have been some hesitancy, but we are clearly, based on the lines you're seeing, moving to vaccine acceptance.

4. Sunny Jha:

   If we can scale the numbers up, if we can get rid of the hesitancy, if we can eliminate the disinformation, misinformation, I think I'd be a lot more optimistic, but if you're asking me today if I feel like we're on track for summer, based on what I'm seeing now, I don't think we'll be there.

5. Josh Blackman:

   On the whole there is a lot in Judge Kavanaugh's record to admire. This opinion, however may be an outlier because Judge Kavanaugh showed too much of a hesitancy to critically interpret the law Congress actually wrote.

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