Synonyms of seesaw

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verb

1

as in to sway

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

as their boat seesawed in the rough water, the rescue team tried to get the passengers off the sinking ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sway
• rock
• lurch
• shake
• roll
• halt
• toss
• wobble
• jerk
• vibrate
• wabble
• careen
• tumble
• pitch
• vacillate
• reel
• weave
• falter
• oscillate
• totter
• toddle
• stumble
• waddle
• flounder
• blunder
• waver
• hitch
• hobble
• teeter
• undulate
• jolt
• stagger
• wag
• buck
• dodder
• waggle

2

as in to bob

to make short up-and-down movements

the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bob
• pump
• shake
• jerk
• sway
• wag
• jog
• nod
• swing
• jounce
• bobble
• rock
• oscillate
• wobble
• wiggle
• duck
• wabble
• undulate
• jiggle
• drop

seesaw

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noun

as in rubber

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rubber
• round-robin
• runoff
• dead heat
• photo finish
• volley
• classic
• rally
• heat
• race
• round
• sudden death
• marathon
• pentathlon
• decathlon
• derby
• gymkhana
• championship
• set
• outing
• run
• biathlon
• semifinal
• open
• triathlon
• play-off
• final
• heptathlon
• ultramarathon
• field day
• nightcap
• national(s)