irresolutely
In wavering fashion
Irresolutely means in an indecisive or wavering manner—acting without firm resolve or clear commitment to a course of action: She stood irresolutely at the crossroads, unsure which path to take.
The word suggests hesitation born of uncertainty rather than caution.
Without firm resolve
- undecidedNot having chosen
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- wafflingEvasive, indecisive speech
shilly-shallying · flip-flopping · fence-sitting · equivocating · noncommittal · uncommitted · wishy-washy · oscillating
With uncertain manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- timidlyIn fearful, hesitant fashion
uncertainly · tentatively · waveringly · diffidently · nervously · apprehensively · cautiously · gingerly
In a bewildered state
- perplexedlyIn a confused manner
- bewilderedlyIn puzzled manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- vaguelyIn unclear fashion
hazily · aimlessly · cluelessly · doubtfully · questioningly · quizzically · blankly · dazedly
In an unsteady manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tremulouslyIn a quivering manner
- quaveringlyIn a shaky manner
falteringly · flickeringly · fitfully · haltingly · erratically · inconsistently · unreliably · changeably
indecisively
Without firm resolve
- undecidedNot having chosen
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
waffling · shilly-shallying · flip-flopping · fence-sitting · equivocating · noncommittal · uncommitted · wishy-washy · oscillating · fluctuating
hesitantly
With uncertain manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
timidly · uncertainly · tentatively · waveringly · diffidently · nervously · apprehensively · cautiously · gingerly · reticently
confusedly
In a bewildered state
- perplexedlyIn a confused manner
- bewilderedlyIn puzzled manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
vaguely · hazily · aimlessly · cluelessly · doubtfully · questioningly · quizzically · blankly · dazedly
waveringly
In an unsteady manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tremulouslyIn a quivering manner
quaveringly · falteringly · flickeringly · fitfully · haltingly · erratically · inconsistently · unreliably · changeably · inconstantly
irresolutelyresolutely
With firm determination
decisively · determinedly · firmly · definitively · doggedly