Thesaurus

seesawed

verb , past tense of seesaw

Synonyms and Antonyms of seesawed

1 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 of seesawed

careened, lurched, pitched, rocked, rolled, swayed, tossed, wobbled (also wabbled)

Words Related to seesawed

blundered, bucked, doddered, faltered, floundered, halted, hitched, hobbled, jerked, jolted, reeled, shook, staggered, stumbled, teetered, toddled, tottered, tumbled, vacillated, vibrated, waddled, wavered, weaved

oscillated, undulated, wagged, waggled

2 to make short up-and-down movements

the price of the stock has been seesawing all week

Synonyms of seesawed

bobbed, bobbled, jogged, jounced, nodded, pumped, wagged

Words Related to seesawed

jerked, jiggled, shook, wiggled, wobbled (also wabbled)

oscillated, rocked, swayed, swung, undulated

dropped, ducked

Learn More about seesawed

Nglish: Translation of seesawed for Spanish speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up seesawed? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments

WORD OF THE DAY

comprise

to be made up of