Synonyms for vacillating
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Wavering
wavering, indecisive, weak, wishy-washy, inconstant, ambivalent, fickle, restless, unsettled, variable, unsteady, changeable, doubtful, giddy, irresolute, mutable, infirm, fluctuating, uncertain, erratic, fitful, undecided
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Liable to vacillate.
Example sentences
- indecisive I used to be very indecisive, but I'm not anymore.
- wavering At present, trust in school education is wavering.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vacillating | steady | |
| indecisive | steady | |
| wavering | rising | |
| inconstant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- weak1
- 5 letters
- giddy2
- 6 letters
- fickle2, infirm2, fitful2
- 7 letters
- erratic3, mutable3
- 8 letters
- variable4, restless2, doubtful2, wavering3, unsteady3, titubant
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, unsettled3, undecided4
- 10 letters
- ambivalent4, indecisive4, changeable3, inconstant, irresolute
- 11 letters
- fluctuating4, vacillatory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (giddy2 = 2 syllables).