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.

Related Words

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

Related Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of oscillated

For decades Washington has oscillated between trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and trying to sidestep it. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

The Feeneys oscillated between C and B over the years, a plus or minus coming depending on how much time had passed since the founding. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Over the past several years, the rising actor has oscillated between indies, crowd-pleasers, and everything in between. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026

Despite taking our holiday in late April, the start of the wet season, we were blessed with perfect weather—temperatures oscillated between a comfortable 70 and 80 degrees and there wasn't a raindrop in sight. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026

Hollywood’s relationship with AI has oscillated from a complete rejection to relatively enthusiastic adoption. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 3 June 2026

Independent polls in the final weeks oscillated between Hilton, Becerra and Steyer, with only the top two advancing under California’s all-party primary system. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Under Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth’s form has often oscillated between streaks of positive and negative results. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 May 2026

The index oscillated around the flatline after initially opening in negative territory. — Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 May 2026