56 entries under scruple topic. ×

6
shy(verb, start, pause, hesitate, recoil)
4
shrink(verb, stop, start, withdraw, return)
3
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
shift(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
swerve(verb, move, stop, change, start)
2
alternate(verb, move, stop, change, push)
2
equivocate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
hedge(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
pussyfoot(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
2
vacillate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
balance(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
1
be irresolute(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
be unwilling(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
dally(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
debate(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
defer(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
delay(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
1
demur(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause)
1
dillydally(pause, hesitate, falter, balk)
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APASmart Define. (2015). shy away thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shy_away/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shy away thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shy_away/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 30, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shy away thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shy_away/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shy away thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 30 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shy_away/thesaurus/synonyms>