Synonyms of wobbled

wobbled

verb

variants also wabbled

past tense of wobble

1

as in shook

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

• shook
• quivered
• shuddered
• trembled
• vibrated
• jerked
• jiggled
• convulsed
• jolted
• quaked
• jounced
• joggled
• swayed
• juddered
• throbbed
• agitated
• twitched
• shivered
• swung
• rocked
• bucketed
• chattered
• quavered
• wavered
• waved
• fluttered
• fluctuated
• flickered
• thrilled
• oscillated
• undulated
• pulsated
• pulsed
• palpitated
• doddered
• beat
• pitter-pattered
• pit-a-patted

2

as in lurched

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

the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• swayed
• rocked
• shook
• jerked
• vibrated
• careened
• rolled
• tossed
• faltered
• seesawed
• tottered
• wavered
• pitched
• staggered
• waddled
• tumbled
• reeled
• hobbled
• floundered
• stumbled
• vacillated
• weaved
• halted
• blundered
• teetered
• jolted
• toddled
• bucked
• waggled
• hitched
• oscillated
• undulated
• doddered
• wagged

3

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in faltered

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

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