" hung back "

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balanced,

•  dithered,

•  faltered,

•  halted,

•  hesitated,

•  scrupled,

•  shilly-shallied,

•  staggered,

•  teetered,

•  vacillated,

•  wavered,

•  wobbled

•  Antonyms : 

•  dived (in),

•  plunged (in)

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balance,

•  dither,

•  falter,

•  halt,

•  hesitate,

•  scruple,

•  shilly-shally,

•  stagger,

•  teeter,

•  vacillate,

•  waver,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

•  dive (in),

•  plunge (in)