Tentativeness [noun]
Definition of Tentativeness:
hesitation
Synonyms of Tentativeness:
● Delay
● Delaying
● Doubt
● Dubiety
● Mistrust
● Pause
● Qualm
● Scruple
● Timidity
● Wavering
● Dawdling
● Demurral
● Fumbling
Opposite/Antonyms of Tentativeness:
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Sentence/Example of Tentativeness:
The fact that he remained standing imparted a tentativeness to the situation.
Lute's eyes were quizzical as she asked with a tentativeness that was palpably assumed, "With—a—with Mr. Barton?"