Synonyms of oscillated

oscillated

verb

past tense of oscillate

1

as in fluctuated

to move back and forth in a rhythmic manner

When a guitar string is plucked, it oscillates to produce sound waves in the air.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fluctuated
• shook
• pitched
• rocked
• flickered
• rolled
• undulated
• swung
• waggled
• lurched
• swayed
• wagged
• wobbled
• careened
• vibrated
• fluttered
• seesawed
• tossed
• staggered
• vacillated
• wabbled
• weaved
• jolted
• wavered
• jerked
• reeled
• faltered
• floundered
• halted
• tumbled
• tottered
• waddled
• stumbled
• teetered
• blundered
• bucked
• hobbled
• hitched
• toddled
• doddered

2

as in alternated

to continuously change from one belief, feeling, or condition to an opposite one

The model's hair color oscillates between bleach blond and jet black.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alternated
• swung
• fluctuated
• swayed
• seesawed
• balanced
• flip-flopped
• yo-yoed
• vacillated
• wavered
• staggered
• hawed
• hemmed
• faltered
• dithered
• hesitated
• wabbled
• wobbled
• halted
• teetered
• hung back
• weighed
• pondered
• scrupled
• deliberated
• debated
• waffled
• equivocated
• considered
• shilly-shallied
• hedged
• pussyfooted