balkers
Those who hesitate
People or animals that balk—that stop short and refuse to proceed.
A balker resists or hesitates when expected to continue: The horse was a notorious balker at water jumps.
The term applies to anyone who refuses to go along with something: The proposal passed despite a few balkers on the committee.
People who decline
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
- opponentsThose who compete against
resisters · rebels · defiers · noncompliers · rejecters · boycotters · strikers · blockers
People who delay deciding
- waverersPeople unable to commit
- doubtersPeople who question claims
- fence-sittersPeople refusing to choose
- procrastinatorsThose who habitually delay
ditherers · vacillators · holdouts · foot-draggers · dawdlers · laggards · second-guessers · hedgers
Equine crossbreeds or smugglers
- diehardsUnyielding supporters
- hardheadsStubbornly inflexible people
- stallersThose who delay action
- stick-in-the-mudsPeople resisting change stubbornly
immovables · obstructionists · recalcitrants · deadlocks · holdouts · hardliners · stonewalls · sticklers
Those who obstruct
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
- blockersThings that obstruct
- stoppersItems that block openings
- obstaclesThings in the way
barriers · bottlenecks · roadblocks · spoilers · wrenches · snags · hitches · hurdles
refusers
People who decline
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- protestersThose publicly opposing something
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
opponents · resisters · rebels · defiers · noncompliers · rejecters · boycotters · strikers · blockers · challengers
hesitators
People who delay deciding
- waverersPeople unable to commit
- doubtersPeople who question claims
- fence-sittersPeople refusing to choose
procrastinators · ditherers · vacillators · holdouts · foot-draggers · dawdlers · laggards · second-guessers · hedgers · stonewallers
mules
Equine crossbreeds or smugglers
stick-in-the-muds · immovables · obstructionists · recalcitrants · deadlocks · holdouts · hardliners · stonewalls · sticklers
hinderers
Those who obstruct
- impedimentsThings that obstruct progress
- blockersThings that obstruct
- stoppersItems that block openings
obstacles · barriers · bottlenecks · roadblocks · spoilers · wrenches · snags · hitches · hurdles · checks
balkerswilling participants
compliers · enthusiasts · cooperators · go-getters · volunteers
balkersenthusiasts
People deeply into something
go-getters · doers · self-starters · initiators · eager beavers