8
wavering(noun, adjective, uncertainty, indecision, vacillation)
7
vacillating
6
hesitant
5
dawdling(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
5
hesitating
5
indecisive
5
irresolute
5
uncertain
5
undecided
4
faltering(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
4
indecision(noun, uncertainty, wavering, vacillation, indecisiveness)
4
vacillation(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, indecisiveness)
3
ambivalent
3
delay(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
3
fluctuating
3
fluctuation(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
3
hesitancy(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
3
hesitation(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
3
indefinite
3
procrastination(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
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