Synonyms 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.

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

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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Diffidence
   • Unwillingness

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1. hesitancynoun

   Synonyms:
   uncertainty, doubt, suspense, hesitation

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1. hesitancynoun

   Synonyms:
   indecision, vacillation, uncertainty, irresolution, wavering

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1. List of paraphrases for "hesitancy":

   hesitation, reluctance, indecision, indecisiveness, vacillation

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How to use hesitancy in a sentence?

1. Orrin Hatch:

   It's up in the air. We're in negotiation so I have a great natural hesitancy to talk about it, it doesn't have to gel today but I'd like it to but I don't know if it will.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   If they call a pause for such a rare event, you can be sure that they take safety very, very seriously, if any degree of hesitancy is related to continued concern about safety, you just need to look at the system, which is highly sensitive in using surveillance to look for adverse events.

3. Mark Crowther:

   Vaccine hesitancy is a real problem. There is no way an average person can understand the magnitude of the risks.

4. Jeff Zients:

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

5. Brandy Wittenborn:

   But as we rolled out the vaccine for adults, and you saw so much vaccine hesitancy, it kind of occurred to me : If we are going to reach any kind of herd immunity, it's going to have to involve the under-10 crowd... and that was really before we started seeing some of these variants that affected kids a little bit more.