70 entries under hesitant topic. ×
| unwilling(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| disinclined(adjective, quiet, easy, heavy, deliberate) | |
| loath(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| indisposed(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| averse(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| shy(adjective, quiet, slow, uncertain, doubtful) | |
| diffident(adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful) | |
| wary(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful) | |
| slow(adjective, deliberate, shy, doubtful) | |
| tardy(adjective, shy, diffident, unenthusiastic) | |
| afraid(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| cautious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| circumspect(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful) | |
| uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy) | |
| chary(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful) | |
| vacillant | |
| backward(adjective, slow, uncertain, modest, humble) | |
| reticent(adjective, modest, humble, shy) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, contrary) | |
| modest(adjective, humble, shy, meek) |
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