Be Tentative About Synonym

uncertainty, indecision, doubt, reluctance, wavering, vacillation, irresolution, tentativeness, delay, pause, faltering, dithering, shilly-shallying, ambivalence, misgiving, qualm, second thoughts, scruple, timidity, apprehension, reservation, demurral, procrastination, fluctuation, hesitance, indecisiveness, doubtfulness [x]

doubt, question, mistrust, suspect, be wary of, be doubtful of, be suspicious of, be uncertain about, be dubious of, be leery of, be distrustful of, be apprehensive about, have reservations about, have doubts about, be cautious of, be hesitant about, be unsure of, be unconvinced of, be circumspect about, be incredulous of, be wary about, be skeptical about, be suspicious about, be doubtful about, be dubious about [x]

doubt, question, distrust, be uncertain about, be unsure about, be wary of, be skeptical of, be apprehensive about, be hesitant about, be reluctant about, be uneasy about, be suspicious of, have reservations about, have qualms about, have second thoughts about, feel uneasy about, feel unsure about, feel uncertain about, feel apprehensive about, feel hesitant about, feel reluctant about, feel suspicious of, harbor doubts about, entertain doubts about, mistrust, lack confidence in, be dubious about, be doubtful about, be distrustful of, be leery of, be chary of, be mistrustful of, be wary about, be cautious about, be circumspect about, be guarded about, be insecure about, be nervous about, be troubled by, be worried about, be concerned about, be anxious about, be fearful of, be afraid of, be jittery about, be tense about, be on edge about [x]

question, be uncertain about, be unsure of, be skeptical of, be doubtful, mistrust, distrust, suspect, be wary of, be suspicious of, disbelieve, lack confidence in, be apprehensive about, be hesitant about, be indecisive about, be unconvinced of, be dubious of, be in two minds about, be ambivalent about, be conflicted about, be torn about, be unsure about, be in doubt about, be uncertain of, be skeptical about, be doubtful about, be wary about, be suspicious about, lack confidence about, be unconvinced about, be dubious about [x]

doubtful, skeptical, suspicious, incredulous, distrustful, unbelieving, questioning, cynical, wary, disbelieving, dubious, hesitant, uncertain, apprehensive, mistrustful, unconvinced, leery, unsure, suspecting, untrusting, faithless, agnostic, nonbelieving, freethinking, disillusioned, pessimistic [x]

question, suspect, be uncertain about, be unsure about, have reservations about, have misgivings about, be skeptical about, be doubtful about, wary of, be apprehensive about, be suspicious of, have qualms about, be hesitant about, be indecisive about, be unconvinced about, be distrustful of, be leery of, be dubious about, be mistrustful of, be uncertain of, be unsure of, have second thoughts about, have doubts about, be in two minds about, be on the fence about, be ambivalent about, be conflicted about, be hesitant to believe, be reluctant to accept, be skeptical of, be suspicious about, be wary about, have concerns about, have doubts concerning, have misgivings concerning, have reservations concerning, have second thoughts concerning, be doubtful concerning, be uncertain concerning, be unsure concerning, be wary concerning, be apprehensive concerning, be skeptical concerning, be suspicious concerning, be dubious concerning, be mistrustful concerning, be leery concerning [x]

doubt, uncertainty, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust, wariness, incredulity, disbelief, hesitation, indecision, ambiguity, equivocation, vacillation, ambivalence, apprehension, misgiving, qualm, reservation, distrust, unease, uneasiness, questionableness, dubiousness, shadiness, fishiness, untrustworthiness, unreliability, unpredictability, inconsistency, instability, precariousness, insecurity, tentativeness, hesitancy, wavering, fluctuation, oscillation, irresolution, perplexity, puzzlement, confusion, bewilderment, disquiet, disquietude, anxiety, concern, fretfulness, nervousness [x]

doubt, apprehension, suspicion, unease, uncertainty, distrust, qualm, anxiety, hesitation, foreboding, worry, fear, reservation, concern, trepidation, skepticism, mistrust, disquiet, second thoughts, nervousness, reluctance, scruple, diffidence, misdoubt, dread, discomposure, uneasiness, doubtfulness, wariness, disquietude, lack of confidence, lack of faith, lack of trust, lack of assurance, lack of conviction, lack of certainty, lack of sureness, lack of belief [x]

pauses, delays, uncertainties, indecisions, doubts, reservations, qualms, second thoughts, wavering, vacillations, reluctances, misgivings, scruples, falterings, stammerings, stutterings, halts, interruptions, breaks, suspensions, hesitancies, tentativeness, fluctuations, ambivalences, oscillations, dithering, shilly-shallying, irresolution, fickleness, vacillation, uncertainty, indecision, doubt, reluctance, misgiving, qualm, scruple, second thought, pause, delay, faltering, stammering, stuttering, halt, interruption, break, suspension [x]

be unsure about, be uncertain about, be doubtful about, be indecisive about, be hesitant about, be ambivalent about, be in doubt about, be unclear about, be undecided about, be in two minds about, be on the fence about, be iffy about, be in a quandary about, be in a dilemma about, be torn about, be conflicted about, be wavering about, be irresolute about, be in suspense about, be in a state of flux about, be in a state of indecision about, be in a state of uncertainty about, be in a state of doubt about, be in a state of hesitation about, be in a state of ambivalence about, be in a state of confusion about, be in a state of perplexity about, be in a state of puzzlement about, be in a state of bewilderment about, be in a state of disorientation about, be in a state of vagueness about, be in a state of obscurity about, be in a state of ambiguity about, be in a state of equivocation about, be in a state of indecisiveness about, be in a state of irresolution about, be in a state of vacillation about, be in a state of fluctuation about, be in a state of oscillation about, be in a state of wavering about, be in a state of doubtfulness about, be in a state of skepticism about, be in a state of suspicion about, be in a state of mistrust about, be in a state of wariness about, be in a state of apprehension about, be in a state of misgiving about, be in a state of uncertainty [x]

ease doubts, calm doubts, dispel doubts, allay doubts, assu doubts, mitigate doubts, relieve doubts, pacify doubts, diminish doubts, reduce doubts, quiet doubts, mollify doubts, placate doubts, lessen doubts, abate doubts, quell doubts, comfort doubts, reassure doubts, soften doubts, soothe concerns, alleviate concerns, ease concerns, calm concerns, dispel concerns, allay concerns, assuage concerns, mitigate concerns, relieve concerns, pacify concerns, diminish concerns, reduce concerns, quiet concerns, mollify concerns, placate concerns, lessen concerns, abate concerns, quell concerns, comfort concerns, reassure concerns, soften concerns [x]

doubtful, skeptical, unbelieving, distrustful, incredulous suspicious, disbelieving, uncertain, questioning, hesitant, wavering, unconvinced, cynical, mistrustful, dubious, apprehensive, unsure, leery, wary [x]

asserts, declares, maintains, argues contends, aff, states, claims, insists, pronounces, avows, professes, upholds, defends, champions, supports, advocates, espouses, backs, endorses, promotes, vouches for, stands up for, sides with, aligns with, subscribes to, embraces, adopts, adheres to, commits to, pledges to, swears by, testifies to, attests to, corroborates, substantiates, validates, verifies, confirms, ratifies, sanctions, approves, authorizes, legitimizes, justifies, vindicates, warrants, certifies, authenticates, accredits [x]

struggling-with-a-confusing-problem, wrestling-with-a-baffling-issue, grappling-with-a-bewildering-puzzle, dealing-with-a-puzzling-situation, contending-with-a-mystifying-challenge, facing-a-befuddling-conundrum, tackling-a-bewildering-dilemma, wrestling-with-a-perplexing-situation, struggling-with-a-baffling-dilemma, dealing-with-a-confounding-problem, contending-with-a-puzzling-issue, facing-a-bewildering-challenge, tackling-a-confusing-dilemma, wrestling-with-a-mystifying-problem, struggling-with-a-bewildering-issue, dealing-with-a-perplexing-problem, contending-with-a-baffling-situation, facing-a-confounding-dilemma, tackling-a-puzzling-problem, wrestling-with-a-confusing-issue, struggling-with-a-mystifying-dilemma, dealing-with-a-bewildering-problem, contending-with-a-perplexing-issue, facing-a-baffling-challenge, tackling-a-bewildering-problem, wrestling-with-a-confounding-issue, struggling-with-a-puzzling-dilemma, dealing-with-a-mystifying-problem, contending-with-a-confusing-situation, facing-a-perplexing-challenge, tackling-a-baffling-problem, wrestling-with-a-bewildering-issue, struggling-with-a-confounding-dilemma, dealing-with-a-puzzling-issue, facing-a-confusing-dilemma, tackling-a-perplexing-problem, wrestling-with-a-baffling-situation, struggling-with-a-bewildering-dilemma, contending-with-a-puzzling-situation, facing-a-mystifying-dilemma, tackling-a-confusing-problem, wrestling-with-a-perplexing-issue, struggling-with-a-baffling-problem, dealing-with-a-bewildering-situation, contending-with-a-confounding-challenge, facing-a-puzzling-dilemma, tackling-a-mystifying-problem [x]

questioning the arguments, challenging the arguments, disputing the arguments, doubting the claims, questioning the claims, challenging the claims, disputing the claims, skeptical of the arguments, skeptical of the claims, mistrusting the arguments, mistrusting the claims, casting doubt on the arguments, casting doubt on the claims, doubting the reasoning, questioning the reasoning, challenging the reasoning, disputing the reasoning, skeptical of the reasoning, mistrusting the reasoning, casting doubt on the reasoning [x]