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waver

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of waver

1 to show uncertainty about the right course of action

  • he's still wavering about whether to take the job
Synonyms of waver

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

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 waver

decide

budge, stir

advance, continue
Antonyms of waver

dive (in), plunge (in)

2 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

  • the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over
Synonyms of waver

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

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

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

careen, reel, stagger, weave

Synonym Discussion of waver

swing, sway, oscillate, vibrate, fluctuate, waver, undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side.
    • the door suddenly swung open
sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement.
    • trees swaying in the breeze
oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction.
    • an oscillating fan
vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact.
    • the vibrating strings of a piano
fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value.
    • fluctuating interest rates
waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering.
    • the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing
undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion.
    • an undulating sea of grass

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