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defer(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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dither(pause, falter, waver, balk)
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doubt(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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drop back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, draw, follow)
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equivocate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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flounder(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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fluctuate(pause, falter, waver, balk)
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fumble(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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halt(verb, draw, follow, extend, trace)
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hedge(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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oscillate(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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pussyfoot(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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seesaw(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shift(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
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sit on fence(expression, idiom, pause, falter)
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stammer(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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stop(verb, delay, stay, pause, balance)
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straddle(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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stumble(pause, falter, balk, scruple)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hang back thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "hang back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, hang back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hang back thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms>