Synonyms for shilly-shally

Most common

hesitation · dolly · indecision · vacillation · irresolution

All synonyms

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Indecision; irresolution.

2. v. 1

   To procrastinate.

Related words

Other spellings

shilly and shally

Forms

Past participle

shilly-shallied
e.g. shilly-shallied → hesitated, wavered, vacillated…

Example sentences

• hesitation Mary jumped into the icy water without hesitation.
• indecision His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.

By length

5 letters

dolly², waver²

8 letters

hesitate³

9 letters

vacillate³

10 letters

hesitation⁴, indecision⁴

11 letters

vacillation⁴

12 letters

irresolution

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dolly² = 2 syllables).