Synonyms of dithering

dithering

verb

present participle of dither

as in hesitating

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitating
• faltering
• vacillating
• debating
• waiting
• wavering
• wabbling
• staggering
• balancing
• hanging back
• halting
• wobbling
• pausing
• scrupling
• shilly-shallying
• teetering
• procrastinating
• lingering
• delaying
• dawdling
• swaying
• hawing
• pondering
• deliberating
• hemming
• waffling
• weighing
• dallying
• equivocating
• backing down
• pussyfooting
• oscillating
• considering
• hedging
• chickening (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deciding
• plunging (in)
• diving (in)
• continuing
• stirring
• advancing
• budging