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teeter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of teeter

1 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
  • He nervously teetered at the edge of the pool.
Synonyms of teeter

falter, rock, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to teeter

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave
2 to move forward while swaying from side to side
  • The toddler teetered down the rink on her new skates.
Synonyms of teeter

careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, totter, waddle
Words Related to teeter

rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble)

clomp, clump, flounder, lumber, lump, pound, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp
3 to show uncertainty about the right course of action
  • Jim was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college.
Synonyms of teeter

balance, dither, falter, halt, hang back, hesitate, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)
Words Related to teeter

haw, hem

dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait

back down, chicken (out)

consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh

oscillate, sway

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle
Near Antonyms of teeter

decide

budge, stir

advance, continue
Antonyms of teeter

dive (in), plunge (in)

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