Synonyms of wobble

wobble 1 of 2

verb

ˈwä-bəl 

variants also wabble

1

as in to shake

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the patient's hand wobbles so much that he can scarcely hold a glass of water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shake
• jerk
• shudder
• vibrate
• quiver
• tremble
• jiggle
• shiver
• sway
• twitch
• quake
• convulse
• bucket
• judder
• jolt
• swing
• agitate
• jounce
• joggle
• flicker
• throb
• rock
• flutter
• wave
• chatter
• thrill
• fluctuate
• oscillate
• waver
• quaver
• undulate
• pulse
• pulsate
• palpitate
• dodder
• beat
• pit-a-pat
• pitter-patter

2

as in to sway

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

the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in to hesitate

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitate
• falter
• waver
• vacillate
• dither
• hang back
• stagger
• balance
• wait
• debate
• halt
• scruple
• teeter
• pause
• sway
• delay
• shilly-shally
• haw
• linger
• dawdle
• oscillate
• deliberate
• procrastinate
• ponder
• hem
• back down
• weigh
• chicken (out)
• waffle
• equivocate
• hedge
• consider
• pussyfoot
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decide
• stir
• continue
• dive (in)
• plunge (in)
• advance
• budge

4

as in to falter

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falter
• shake
• tremble
• shudder
• rock
• totter
• vibrate
• waver
• lurch
• quiver
• teeter
• stumble
• quake
• flounder
• toddle
• stagger
• quaver
• reel
• weave
• careen

wobble

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noun

variants also wabble

as in tremor

Related Words

• tremor
• vibration
• shake
• quake
• agitation
• tremble
• jolt
• shudder
• quiver
• fluctuation
• wave
• convulsing
• shiver
• oscillation
• flutter
• pulse
• throb
• pulsation
• palpitation
• beat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wobble

Verb

The ball wobbled, but Fields got underneath it for about a 40-yard catch. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

The thunder sound was a combination of wobbling window of shades of the ’40s to achieve that old school thunder sound that was layered in with some newer thunderclap sounds. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Noun

Evie hasn’t left the house in six months after a ‘wobble’, and tonight, things are different. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

Asian stock markets also dropped on Friday in another wobble from investors over the sustainability of the AI boom. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026