Synonyms of hanging back

hanging back

verb

present participle of hang back

as in hesitating

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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