Đồng nghĩa của be tentative

doubt hesitate waver vacillate dither sway falter fluctuate haver oscillate shilly-shally demur shillyshally swither be hesitant be undecided have doubts be ambivalent be divided be doubtful be irresolute be uncertain be unsure chop and change feel uncertain wonder about be dubious be in two minds be sceptical blow hot and cold lack conviction think something unlikely have doubts about have reservations about keep changing your mind sit on the fence entertain doubts about express reservations about express suspicions about feel uneasy about fluctuate on harbour reservations about harbour suspicions about have hesitations about have suspicions about have one's doubts about pause pussyfoot baulk balk be reluctant hang back be unwilling think twice hem and haw jib shy refuse express reluctance express misgivings express reservations drag one's heels wait and see be cagey stall delay teeter stagger wobble halt scruple dawdle equivocate temporize dally wabble linger wait hedge alternate tergiversate dillydally hover seesaw stumble defer deliberate stop boggle flounder ponder debate weigh hang mammer temporise be indecisive dilly-dally hum and haw hold back hold off shy away pull back sit on fence think about procrastinate pussyfoot around balance prevaricate tarry waffle yo-yo beat about the bush stonewall lag hang fire play for time use delaying tactics put off faff about flip-flop drag your feet loiter filibuster run hot and cold drag poke mess about waste time quibble be non-committal dodge the issue evade the issue take your time be unable to make up your mind drag one's feet play a waiting game take one's time reel flannel beat around the bush tremble parry questions fudge the issue get cold feet gain time dodge faff around trifle straggle palter duck the question totter be evasive diddle creep crawl lollygag lallygag mope hang around be unable to decide hang about kick the can down the road change one's mind see-saw vary rock lurch change fudge swing postpone idle evade shuffle roll sidestep weasel while away time putter mince words tergiverse be vague shuck buy time stay put mark time kill time cop out stall for time lag behind avoid the issue goof off drag your heels put off doing something pass the buck cop a plea let the grass grow under one's feet beg the question be dilatory go from one extreme to the other wobble about be on the fence will and will not potter tumble fence-straddle straddle whiffle bobble quaver change mind loll slouch mess around move slowly be on the horns of a dilemma duck avoid avoid committing oneself um and ah have misgivings second-guessing oneself doubt yourself become unsteady doubt oneself flicker use Fabian tactics avoid making a decision adjourn retard prolong protract be long sit around fool around be tardy hedge one's bets be noncommittal mince one's words sidestep the issue shuffle around give the run around goldbrick cool quiver bide trim shudder stay remain whiffle waffle keep changing one's mind postpone action defer action take a raincheck suspend action let slide stay back shrink back stay in the background be reluctant to come forward warm a chair goof around hang round tail hold the phone trail stop over tool lose time get no place fast rest lodge dance around euphemize tapdance dodder amble plod second-guessing yourself fudge and mudge back and fill wait around hang on be slow fall behind shamble toddle careen waddle horse around potter round potter around potter about not keep pace hobble fence trip zigzag topple walk unsteadily slide slip shimmy blunder wheel weave parry distract divert be ambiguous cavil jive escape elude lie falsify eschew con adumbrate double-talk fib shuffle about run around cover up straddle the fence hold over tell white lie cloud the issue duck the issue give run around

be terrible be terrified be terrified by be terrified of be terror-stricken betes noires be tensile be tense bête noire bete noire bête noir be tender