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pull back(verb, expression, stop, pause, balance)
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stick(verb, pause, hesitate, linger)
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stickle(pause, hesitate)
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swerve(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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think twice about(expression, idiom, pause, hesitate)
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alternate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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be irresolute(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
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be reluctant(verb, pause, hesitate, linger, falter)
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be unwilling(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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defer(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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dither(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
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doubt(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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equivocate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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flounder(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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fluctuate(pause, hesitate, falter, waver, balk)
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fumble(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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hedge(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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oscillate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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pussyfoot(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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seesaw(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hang back thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "hang back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, hang back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hang back thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hang_back/thesaurus/synonyms>