Synonyms of hangs back

hangs back

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang back

as in hesitates

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

• hesitates
• falters
• wabbles
• debates
• waits
• vacillates
• scruples
• balances
• dithers
• pauses
• wavers
• halts
• staggers
• shilly-shallies
• backs down
• wobbles
• chickens (out)
• teeters
• sways
• lingers
• delays
• haws
• procrastinates
• hems
• weighs
• ponders
• dawdles
• deliberates
• pussyfoots
• oscillates
• equivocates
• waffles
• hedges
• considers
• dallies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• decides
• continues
• stirs
• advances
• budges