4
undetermined(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, unsettled)
4
unwilling(adjective, slow, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
4
vacillant(adjective, shy, doubtful, hesitant, wavering)
3
boggling
3
dallying(verb, procrastinating)
3
fluctuating(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant)
3
reluctant(adjective, slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
3
shrinking(verb, adjective, difficult, awkward, forced)
3
skeptical(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
3
ambivalent(adjective, hesitant, wavering, indecisive)
3
backward(adjective, slow, shy, doubtful, hesitant)
3
cautious(adjective, uncertain, unenthusiastic, unwilling, disinclined)
3
dithering(verb, adjective, hesitant, wavering, indecisive)
3
procrastinating(verb, adjective, weak, indecisive, vacillating)
3
sceptical
3
stumbling(verb, adjective)
3
stuttering
3
suspicious(adjective, uncertain, hesitant, dubious, unsure)
3
tentative(adjective, weak, uncertain, shy, doubtful)
3
unsettled(adjective, weak, uncertain, doubtful, hesitant)
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