Synonyms of teetered

teetered

verb

past tense of teeter

1

as in faltered

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

he nervously teetered at the edge of the pool before finally diving in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faltered
• wobbled
• trembled
• shook
• rocked
• tottered
• shuddered
• lurched
• wavered
• vibrated
• quivered
• wabbled
• floundered
• stumbled
• toddled
• quaked
• quavered
• weaved
• staggered
• reeled
• careened

2

as in lurched

to move forward while swaying from side to side

the toddler teetered down the rink in her new ice skates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• staggered
• weaved
• tottered
• waddled
• careened
• reeled
• rolled
• shuffled
• stumbled
• stomped
• rocked
• swayed
• doddered
• wobbled
• wavered
• shambled
• floundered
• seesawed
• barged
• stamped
• blundered
• pounded
• clumped
• tramped
• lumbered
• scuffled
• clomped
• lumped
• swagged
• wabbled
• scuffed
• galumphed
• tromped

3

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• vacillated
• wavered
• wobbled
• staggered
• debated
• dithered
• halted
• hung back
• waited
• wabbled
• paused
• balanced
• scrupled
• swayed
• lingered
• pondered
• hemmed
• hawed
• weighed
• dawdled
• procrastinated
• delayed
• shilly-shallied
• deliberated
• oscillated
• backed down
• waffled
• equivocated
• dallied
• considered
• chickened (out)
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dove (in)
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dove (in)
• dived (in)
• advanced
• budged

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