hesitantly
In faltering manner
Hesitantly means with hesitation—pausing or holding back due to uncertainty, reluctance, or doubt.
Someone who speaks hesitantly chooses words carefully, perhaps unsure of themselves or the reception: She hesitantly raised her hand.
He hesitantly agreed to the plan, still not fully convinced.
In an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- tenselyIn strained manner
worriedly · timidly · shakily · tremulously · skittishly · diffidently · self-consciously · bashfully
With deliberate attention
- warilyWith watchful caution
- guardedlyWith protective caution
- gingerlyWith wary caution
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
prudently · delicately · watchfully · charily · discreetly · judiciously · mindfully · measuredly
In an unconvinced way
- unsurelyWithout confidence
- indecisivelyWithout firm resolve
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
falteringly · irresolutely · dubiously · questioningly · inconclusively · ambivalently · noncommittally · equivocally
Without wanting to
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
- unenthusiasticallyWithout eagerness or interest
- resistantlyIn an opposing manner
draggingly · balky · begrudgingly · reticently · loathly · squeamishly
nervously
In an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- fearfullyIn a scared way
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
tensely · worriedly · timidly · shakily · tremulously · skittishly · diffidently · self-consciously · bashfully · sheepishly
carefully
With deliberate attention
circumspectly · prudently · delicately · watchfully · charily · discreetly · judiciously · mindfully · measuredly · deliberately
doubtfully
In an unconvinced way
- unsurelyWithout confidence
- indecisivelyWithout firm resolve
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
haltingly · falteringly · irresolutely · dubiously · questioningly · inconclusively · ambivalently · noncommittally · equivocally · skeptically
unwillingly
Without wanting to
- grudginglyWith reluctant compliance
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
- unenthusiasticallyWithout eagerness or interest
resistantly · draggingly · balky · begrudgingly · reticently · loathly · squeamishly
hesitantlydecisively
With firm determination
unhesitatingly · without hesitation · resolutely · determinedly · firmly
hesitantlyboldly
With fearless confidence
bravely · courageously · fearlessly · audaciously · daringly
hesitantlyimmediately
Without any pause
promptly · instantly · abruptly · readily · without delay