Synonyms of faltered

faltered

verb

past tense of falter

1

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered in his demand that slavery be unconditionally abolished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• wavered
• vacillated
• halted
• wabbled
• paused
• waited
• staggered
• dithered
• scrupled
• hung back
• debated
• wobbled
• teetered
• balanced
• swayed
• lingered
• delayed
• pondered
• dawdled
• shilly-shallied
• procrastinated
• hawed
• hemmed
• deliberated
• weighed
• equivocated
• backed down
• waffled
• oscillated
• considered
• dallied
• chickened (out)
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• dove (in)
• advanced
• budged

2

as in wobbled

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the cut tree seemed to falter for a moment before crashing to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wobbled
• trembled
• shuddered
• rocked
• shook
• wavered
• lurched
• tottered
• wabbled
• vibrated
• quivered
• teetered
• floundered
• stumbled
• quavered
• quaked
• staggered
• weaved
• reeled
• toddled
• careened