Synonyms for falter

Most common

stammer · hesitate · stutter · stick · stumble · bumble · waver

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

succeed, cope

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.

2. v. 2

   To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.

3. v. 3

   To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.

4. n. 1

   An unsteadiness.

Forms

Plural

falters → flinches, hesitations, recoils, quails…

Past participle

faltered
e.g. faltered → stammered, hesitated, stuttered, sticked…

Example sentences

• hesitate Never hesitate to have time off whenever you want.
• stutter Tom has a tendency to stutter when he's nervous.
• stammer When suddenly asked a question, I often stammer to respond.
• waver We will also not waver in our values and our principles as a nation.
• fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.
• flounder How long did you flounder around before you asked for help?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

haw¹

4 letters

fail¹, halt¹, reel¹

5 letters

stick¹, quail¹, waver², demur²

6 letters

recoil², bumble², wobble², flinch¹, quiver², boggle², totter²

7 letters

stumble², flutter², stutter², tremble², stagger², stammer², scruple²

8 letters

hesitate³, flounder²

9 letters

vacillate³

10 letters

hesitation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (waver² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

défaillir

Italiano

infiacchire