All dither synonyms
dith·er
D d noun dither
- tizzy — Slang. a dither. a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
- flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- fluster — to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- panic — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
verb dither
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- vacillate — to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
- waver — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- shilly-shally — to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.