6
staggering(noun, verb, adjective, stumbling)
6
tentative(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
5
doubt(noun, delay, anxiety, weakness, uncertainty)
5
feeble(adjective, dull, weak, soft, gentle)
5
hesitancy(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
5
hobbling(noun, verb, stumbling)
5
limping(verb, uncertain, hesitant, tentative, stumbling)
5
unresolved(adjective, uncertain, unsettled, vague, hesitant)
5
unsure(adjective, weak, uncertain, awkward, unstable)
5
waver(noun, verb)
5
weak(adjective, dull, soft, gentle, delicate)
4
disbelief(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
doddering(noun, adjective)
4
dubious(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, unsure, unfaithful)
4
hazard
4
inarticulate(adjective, unable)
4
pause(noun, delay, weakness, doubt, uncertainty)
4
problem(noun, anxiety, doubt, uncertainty, dissent)
4
quandary(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
4
scruple(noun, delay, difficulty, anxiety, weakness)
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