Đồng nghĩa của shilly shally

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Fail to act resolutely or decisively
dither falter hesitate vacillate waver teeter fluctuate balance be irresolute dilly-dally halt haver oscillate scruple stagger wabble wobble be indecisive be uncertain be undecided be unsure swither be doubtful dodge hang back procrastinate stall trifle blow hot and cold hang about hang around hum and haw mess around waste time hem and haw sit on the fence um and ah delay pause pussyfoot around yo-yo dawdle shillyshally equivocate dally temporize think twice sway temporise faff about be ambivalent mess about hover be in two minds linger chop and change faff around run hot and cold hedge be hesitant tarry tergiversate alternate demur get cold feet be unable to make up your mind hold off change one's mind see-saw change waffle seesaw tremble dillydally reel boggle swing vary deliberate wait doubt be unable to decide keep changing your mind defer play a waiting game drag your heels loiter hold back lag drag your feet shy away hang fire go from one extreme to the other wobble about flip-flop prevaricate be on the fence will and will not tumble keep changing one's mind be on the horns of a dilemma bobble lurch roll quaver flicker quiver palter trim shudder straggle stay back shrink back stay in the background be reluctant to come forward whiffle waffle potter kill time move slowly mark time let the grass grow under one's feet while away time pussyfoot stumble stop balk flounder ponder hang mammer think about baulk debate be reluctant be unwilling weigh pull back sit on fence fence-straddle rock whiffle straddle change mind be tentative have doubts be divided put off play for time drag adjourn suspend action prolong kick the can down the road let slide retard cool goldbrick stay put off doing something use delaying tactics drag one's heels postpone action be dilatory poke defer action postpone protract drag one's feet take a raincheck harbour reservations about lack conviction harbour suspicions about have hesitations about be sceptical feel uncertain have suspicions about think something unlikely fluctuate on wonder about express suspicions about have doubts about have one's doubts about have reservations about feel uneasy about be dubious express reservations about entertain doubts about

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To move or act at a slow speed
dawdle dally linger delay loiter tarry lag dillydally crawl diddle creep drag poke mope lollygag lallygag procrastinate dilly-dally plod put off trail drag your feet hang about straggle idle hang around take one's time fall behind drag one's feet saunter fritter away lag behind kill time waste time pause shuffle amble mark time take your time get no place fast loaf wait goof off trudge loll stall limp drift dither hesitate slouch go slowly putter hang fire drop behind fool around stroll lose time flag slacken hang back inch tail stay tool trail behind mosey skulk be slow falter stagger move slowly slough traipse shamble wander ramble temporise potter around trifle temporize filibuster potter about not keep pace potter round while away time totter horse around warm a chair stay put hang out sit around vacillate slack shirk burn daylight fiddle about piddle fritter away time pass the time take one's own sweet time while away the time be long be tardy be dilatory meander traik bide put off doing something use delaying tactics let the grass grow under one's feet hang on play for time play a waiting game hold back stonewall be indecisive wait around hum and haw buy time boondoggle remain fool with while away trifle with play games with fool about stop rest lodge mooch nose hang round snail halt hover dabble lurk ooze goof around hold the phone stop over hang heavy creak along go on too long creep along wear on limp along go at a snail's pace appear to pass slowly go on and on become tedious advance slowly draggle slow down pass time potter stumble lumber toddle diddle-daddle lurch shift tramp galumph stump clump pound dodder stomp lump flounder scuff one's feet scuffle scuff flog stamp waddle change tromp barge slog walk fritter time away shlep along scrounge around sit on one's butt bum around fall back decrease drop fail diminish wane drag behind ebb slow retard hobble lounge jelly bring up the rear fall off inch along be behind drop back slow up lose strength moon bat doodle fiddle around mess around monkey around fiddle droop languish stooge kick around fluff off take it easy dog it featherbed putz around coast avoid work screw off laze doss twiddle fribble footle chill drone lazy stooge around play bum hack around veg out kick back putter around futz around

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To express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive
equivocate hedge waffle fence tergiversate fudge prevaricate quibble be evasive dodge evade flannel parry pussyfoot shuffle sidestep waver be ambiguous be non-committal be vague cavil hesitate palter stall temporise temporize vacillate weasel adumbrate con dodge the issue double-talk elude escape eschew evade the issue falsify fib flip-flop jive lie parry questions shuck stonewall tergiverse fudge the issue pussyfoot around shuffle about beat about the bush cop out cover up hem and haw hum and haw mince words run around stall for time straddle the fence avoid the issue beat around the bush beg the question cloud the issue cop a plea duck the issue duck the question give run around pass the buck sit on the fence tell white lie blow hot and cold sidestep the issue avoid duck shift misrepresent dither be noncommittal mince one's words skirt fake shift ground about skirt the issue deceive feint baffle maneuver shirk foil contest outwit manoeuvre change yo-yo hedge one's bets shuffle around give the run around be indecisive play it close to the vest fabricate fight off invent distort misstate exaggerate dissemble garble misspeak belie play one's cards close to one's chest dodge the question straddle an issue give nothing away blather blandish blarney beguile put off phony up put on stretch the truth change one's mind give a false colour to use flattery talk blarney butter up fast-talk fudge and mudge back and fill dance around euphemize tapdance dissimulate pretend perjure tell a lie invent a story tell untruths make up a story tell stories depart from the truth forswear yourself not tell the truth be economical with the truth tell a terminological inexactitude kid plant feign promote shovel concoct tell a fib create fiction trump up make up speak with forked tongue pull someone's leg pull the wool over somebody's eyes tell a little white lie delay procrastinate play for time tarry defer balk hang back gain time baulk play a waiting game use delaying tactics avoid committing oneself use Fabian tactics kick the can down the road avoid making a decision take your time mislead delude bluff hoax hoodwink misinform misguide dupe trick bull pervert overdraw snow misinstruct forswear gaslight tell a falsehood tell an untruth string along be untruthful concoct a story have on break promise throw off the scent not speak the truth put on the wrong track fake it forswear oneself bear false witness be forsworn say something untrue commit perjury perjure oneself make believe perjure yourself put up a front send on a wild goose chase frame someone lead astray BS tell a white lie lack candor lie through one's teeth

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To have doubts or suspicions about
misdoubt distrust doubt mistrust question suspect misbelieve challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute fear fluctuate hesitate imagine impugn insinuate misgive query scruple skepticize surmise vacillate waver wonder wonder about be curious be dubious be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined be wary of harbor suspicion have qualms not buy read differently wonder at be apprehensive of call in question give no credence have one's doubts smell a rat be in a quandary take dim view of be suspicious of have misgivings about have doubts about have reservations about feel uneasy about cast doubt on have suspicions about be chary of harbour suspicions about lack confidence in feel apprehensive about be unsure about be unsure of regard with suspicion disbelieve in not believe be sceptical of have qualms about be unconvinced about have no confidence in have no faith in harbour reservations about be leery of call something into question scruple over have reservations be skeptical of beware apprehend be sceptical about feel chary about be mistrustful of suspicion smell a rat about have your doubts about have a funny feeling about be distrustful of be uneasy about be wary have doubts impeach contest oppose oppugn controvert object to call into question entertain doubts about puzzle over cast doubt upon raise doubts about have hesitations about cast aspersions on raise objections to express reservations about throw doubt on express suspicions about discount look askance at take with a grain of salt be suspicious take with a pinch of salt be incredulous of reject give no credence to not accept not credit repudiate contradict negate scorn unbelieve not swallow scoff at take something with a pinch of salt eschew scout ask grill quiz interrogate catechize inquire deny demand enquire inquire of knock probe test the waters hit up look into put out a feeler question

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To come, or cause to come, to a stop or end
halt stop end cease check discontinue quit finish terminate arrest block conclude curb drop impede close obstruct interrupt break suspend frustrate can elapse stall bar lapse stay hamper determine pass expire go still die pause catch hobble stem belay freeze staunch hesitate falter waver immobilise immobilize balance dither scruple stagger teeter vacillate wabble wobble limp stumble whiffle break off leave off break up wind up cut off cut out desist from hold back knock off let up dead-end lay off hold up shut off put a stop to cut short give over pack in bring to an end wink out put an end to pack up draw up nip in the bud pull up come to an end bring to a stop come to a stop be over bring up call it a day bring to a standstill come to a halt close down fetch up pull the plug on put the kibosh on come to a standstill draw to a close hang back come to rest bring to standstill come to a close draw to a stand stand still wiggle-waggle stem the flow be abandoned be broken off be suspended blow the whistle on hold at bay put a cork in put a sock in prevent thwart desist restrain hinder inhibit give up foil restrict abandon retard forestall baulk cancel balk suppress stymie complete wrap up call a halt shut down call a halt to prohibit repress bring to a close delay stifle kill slow forgo interfere with curtail derail slow down refrain from avoid cut limit quash adjourn bring to a halt avert fetter circumvent preclude withhold dissolve neutralize forbid cramp close out scotch counteract debar scrub extinguish head off shelve deter call off defeat neutralise shut out counter nullify abort kick baffle subdue lessen quell obviate hang up axe ward off ruin stave off renounce stonewall hold off dam hamstring intercept stand in the way of call it quits oppose finish off contain ax abstain from control interdict diminish put a brake on trammel forfend reduce bridle decrease encumber cripple lay off of peter out deactivate put paid to postpone relinquish brake put the lid on withdraw surcease clog hold resist forsake choke settle dash squash annul destroy round off round out do without scrap shackle scupper beat crimp dispense with rule out squelch fade dwindle outlaw constrain turn off do for crush culminate abolish recess eschew prorogue abate exclude put off take a break discourage checkmate enjoin park crack down on rein in remit fend off run down rest pack it in fade away proscribe abstain disappear rescind repeal run out revoke cool vanish refrain consummate ban pull in veto defer wane forbear ebb disallow eliminate moderate handcuff stamp out intermit keep scratch spoil forbear from shun slacken disappoint cumber cry off ultimate sink sew up snooker switch off turn aside wind down discomfit embargo pass up die down put back hog-tie steer clear of swear off criminalize die away hold in taboo tie up plug put down put out make illegal have done with die out arrive melt away clamp down on criminalise keep off set back stanch handicap sabotage disable subside bork decline close off not continue repulse manacle disconnect occlude embarrass congest nip something in the bud interfere wrap regulate smother take five skip stuff top off decelerate overturn jam shake defend against bite the dust divert silence have a breather dodge crab negate get done take a breather weaken stop up short-circuit get off end up prorogate stop dead give something the chop fizzle out knock something on the head contravene hold down hold over ditch withhold from ease up close up remove ward run its course ease off outwit put a lid on lay aside dissuade spike put a spoke in someone's wheel jack in get in the way of put on ice plug up choke off slap down snuff out slow up foul up put in cold storage place an embargo on screw up throw a spanner in the works of tail off put the stopper on stop trying wait call recall fail shorten stop work unplug shut fence pull over draw in sever evaporate estop save disrupt forego ignore evade crown intervene wilt bottleneck rein abbreviate abridge detain invalidate evanish screen offset disengage repel sidestep clip pigeonhole stand obscure fix skirt finalize refuse recede wither sandbag bottle up help conquer shrink clot restrain from abjure leave throttle deflect reject keep in check table parry pass on stop short throw in the towel throw in the sponge deteriorate droop decay stay away from keep back keep under control smash degenerate back off shy from pre-empt bung mothball block out fill up clog up fill stem the flow of lower have a break go without waive take ten set aside keep from censor cut it out nobble chill jam up bung up cease to exist muzzle finalise become invalid pull out of get out of protract disconcert duck turn out hold in abeyance relax put on hold get in the way bury rattle skip out on become void become obsolete not touch pass away blow over nix draw to a halt taper off crumble queer bottle dull cross faze bring to a conclusion trail off stump bog down leave alone stopper bring to naught cool it reach a standstill overcome lay on the table cramp one's style quit cold throw monkey wrench in take a rain check on keep at bay lock up put on the back burner give a rest keep in box in put the brakes on withdraw from fall away pour cold water on put the mockers on beat down declare illegal kick the habit upset the apple cart bilk finish with mess up throw a monkey wrench in the works of throw a spanner in the works keep lid on bring to screeching halt throw up retire from not do be a hindrance to wipe out take the cure gum up cork throw cold water on buck kick over louse up land eradicate strangle at birth put a stop to something clobber bring to end withstand sidetrack brace kill off turn back flick off stop working cinch disturb abrogate close shop finish work finish working clock off surrender despair lose heart capitulate admit defeat be beaten give in concede defeat bring deny yourself jack it in censure cap yield resign circumnavigate achieve succeed retardate depart douse clear forlet collapse stop in one's tracks leave out back out of bring to an untimely end leave work wreck shatter withcall phase out accomplish discharge shutdown quit cold turkey bit confront power down be at an end be no longer valid stave anticipate disjoin interpose disunite part do away with dissever get rid of separate pick off down tools confine prolong take a breather from put on a back burner polish off get on the wagon hang it up draw to close put to bed put a period to ease render powerless crash call a stop to put on brakes put an stop to forswear say goodbye to lose speed cut into slam on the brakes break into crool banjax burden bring down curtain simmer down compose collect detach log off put the brakes on take out of play dish give up hope abandon hope stop doing lie by spell back out renege bag it blow off clinch shutter render null and void give the run around dash one's hope lick upset the applecart overpower fold up be put to bed button up cut loose button down take down hold off on make late stop oneself transpire reschedule put a stopper in put half nelson on put chill on put a lock on zing gridlock stop midstream fold extirpate snub exsect marginalize oust carve isolate usurp delete extract overlook excise shirk retreat be the end of drop out tie up loose ends liquidate clean up come to the end do be through with finish up take time out take time off elude disband bypass barricade seal caulk black decommission come to a conclusion round up give notice throw a spoke in the wheel of knock it off back off from break the habit of shrink from check out from root traverse relent drop off put aside carry out fight shy of resist the temptation to take the pledge give a wide berth to go on the wagon avoid doing sit out be temperate have nothing to do with banish boycott blockade kibosh surcease from escape from call it quits on constrict scuttle hit the switch halt in its tracks give the slip shake off give the run-around buffalo promote shuffle off juke run circles around run rings around bollix throw a monkey wrench in the works resolve carry through bring to fruition damp vanquish overthrow push back procrastinate inactivate hang fire omit put on back burner count out put in abeyance file pink-slip keep in abeyance lay over put on the shelf look away turn turn from veer shunt shove aside confound upset blackball disqualify complicate cut dead take out marginalise take away choke up pack block up throw a curve set the seal on obturate quench cow switch something off get there haul up let taper de-escalate pall drop away fall finish the working day forfeit undo bulwark defend guard declare ineligible pass by illegalize ice out curse officially forbid sunder be no more fly by divorce sacrifice jilt triumph over block off continue respite put over suspend proceedings blank counterplot attenuate dampen disadvise scare stunt slip away dam up gibbet gunge up wring noose squeeze drown silt up put out of business put out of action bring someone to their knees escape deprive deny overwhelm dominate annihilate clamp shush trample pull off the road muffle swallow slack phase down coast cool off drain away become weaker chill out unlax ratchet down gag unaccustom take a recess break short stop cold evanesce cover fend put lid on keep inside put kibosh on drive underground trample on sit on go by weigh down declare taboo take wind out of sails get the better of upset one's apple cart cause setback put end to leave unfinished stop in full flow govern fight back dispose of wind something up monkey with resign from eighty-six dust off part from forget about turn your back on part with break with write off retrograde bate tame rebuff choke back give the thumbs down to put the chill on give the red light to say no pull the plug molder dilapidate moulder take a rain check deliberate dock languish flag talk out of keep from happening get shut of safeguard against secure against protect against shield against put a damper on act like a wet blanket run low go downhill fade out wear away go down grow less go dead keep a lid on slacken pace bite back get shot of stand up for guard against skirt round defend oneself against fight off keep at arm's length wean cut back mark time linger sideline take a breath reflect tarry lag emaciate tire shrivel sag truncate retrench stop briefly play for time counterbalance think twice call time minimize totter faint lose spirit impoverish debase minimise give way depress grow dim waste away wear off grow faint thin out fall off relapse vitiate lose tremble grow weaker pare down elide cut down lop trim syncopate chop break it up come to standstill catch one's breath minify tighten up crop slim down downsize contract slash stand off not move deaden counterpoise negative countervail cancel out stop what you're doing dumb clam correct remedy compensate for boil down rein back get to meat put in nutshell roll back put a restriction on put a limit on keep down say nothing prevent oneself from cease to indulge in restrain oneself from prevent yourself from not give in to stop oneself from equilibrize make up for counterweigh balance out even out countercheck respond rectify stabilise redress right go against stabilize counterwork

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The quality or state of being uncertain or hesitant
wavering vacillation hesitancy indecision hesitation irresolution faltering pause hesitance wabbling wobbling shilly-shallying fence-sitting indecisiveness doubt fluctuation equivocation irresoluteness delay oscillation dubiety tentativeness uncertainty skepticism scepticism misgiving qualm indisposition scruple mistrust procrastination dawdling stumbling fumbling stuttering stammering delaying averseness hemming and hawing demurral reluctance unwillingness timidity timidness to-and-fro dithering unsureness temporization havering dilly-dallying doubtfulness humming and hawing blowing hot and cold stalling waiting temporizing swithering cunctation incertitude hanging back second thoughts temporising teetering ambivalence pausing dubiousness nervousness lack of resolution shillyshallying sitting on the fence woolliness inconclusiveness vagueness indefiniteness unclearness indeterminacy inconstancy unsteadiness swither diffidence caution faint-heartedness changeableness weakness half-heartedness reservation distrust suspicion apprehension uneasiness dubitation unease mistrustfulness distrustfulness anxiety misdoubt misgivings reservations query qualms trepidation worry fear lack of confidence compunction lack of faith disbelief questioning demur cynicism disquiet incredulity doubts disquietude insecurity confusion regret unbelief scruples wariness objection suspicions conscience worries questions perplexity chariness leeriness question mark qualification remorse disinclination misbelief niggle repentance contrition difficulty twinge quandary reconsideration ambiguity umbrage second thought dilatoriness concern shame presentiment reserve postponement slowness deferment issues uncertainties faithlessness slackness objections adjournment apprehensiveness question difficulties lack of certainty delaying tactics lack of conviction kicking the can down the road infirmity pangs regrets resistance ignorance condition limitation tension premonition prenotion presage lack of enthusiasm proviso squeamishness lingering loitering reluctancy superego censor dallying tarrying demand problem interrogatory probe conflict contradiction strain recess reprieve respite breather dragging your feet rest edginess suspense thought guesswork wonder dubiosity nonbelief jealousy penitence guilt agnosticism twinge of conscience pang of conscience bewilderment inhibition opposition dilemma clash haziness muddle haze iffiness queries bad vibes sneaking suspicion lagging behind equivocacy inconsistency gingerliness incongruity prevarication sorrow shuffling quibbling lack of trust pity self-reproach stab rue penitency punctiliousness attrition contriteness ruth sympathy remonstrance perturbation agitation foreboding forebodingness pang hedging putting off quibble parrying fencing cavilling confusion dilemma guilty conscience fudging pussyfooting evasion demurrer work out feelings of guilt twinges of conscience pangs of conscience tergiversation shuffle dodging equivocality caviling stab of conscience stalling for time

Trái nghĩa của shilly shally

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