60 entries under scruple topic. ×

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pussyfoot(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
shrink(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
stop(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
stumble(pause, sway, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
stutter(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
think about(expression, pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
think twice(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
1
waffle(verb, stop, pause, balance, hesitate)
1
weigh(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
0
be loath(pause, hesitate)
0
boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, falter, waver)
0
fret(pause, hesitate)
0
gag(pause, hesitate)
0
have misgivings(expression, pause, hesitate)
0
have qualms(expression, pause, hesitate)
0
question(pause, hesitate)
0
stick(pause, hesitate)
0
stickle(pause, hesitate)
0
think twice about(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate)
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worry(pause, hesitate)
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APASmart Define. (2016). alternate thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/alternate/thesaurus/synonyms
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