WAVERS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of waver

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action he's still wavering about whether to take the job

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as in falters

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over

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wavers

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noun

plural of waver

as in rocks

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There, Mary presses the child’s face deep into her own with a pressure that wavers between grief and affection. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Gargash said Gulf Arab states cannot continue to be targeted as Iran wavers between escalation and restraint. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Confidence wavers when the sun confronts Neptune. — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 June 2026 When attention wavers, Air-Guardian steps in. — Tanya Eves, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Starmer’s ban also comes in as his Labour government wavers, with a number set to challenge him for the leadership. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 June 2026 Whether that means rewriting a love ballad in a couple of days or suiting up in a onesie for a press event on the other side of the world, the commitment never wavers. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026 Her commitment to her singular vision never wavers, but as an actor, Glowicki is truly astonishing. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavers

Verb

If an employee hesitates or overcommits, avoid making assumptions or asking defensive questions.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Your vehicle hesitates when shifting gears A short pause or delay between pressing the gas and your car responding is an early sign of transmission trouble.

— Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hesitates

Verb

The third such report from the powerful Board of Supervisors last week is very similar to language in a Paramount statement of September 8 detailing harsh consequences if the merger falters.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
The opposite political party of whichever leads the White House fares well, while the leading party falters.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of falters

Noun

Thousands of years ago, the region was the southernmost capital of the Nabataeans—the ancient civilization that built Petra—whose ornate tombs are hewn into the rocks.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Much of it entered the oceans over geological timescales as uranium was weathered from rocks and carried into the sea.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of rocks

Verb

Put plainly, the body that watches over the global financial system, chaired by the governor of the Bank of England, is saying the prices these funds report rest partly on judgment, and that the judgment wobbles precisely when it is tested.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Sketch a plan for practice, then show up even if motivation wobbles.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of wobbles

Noun

Walker hit his seventh homer with two swings remaining and his eighth on the next swing to earn bonus swings.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026

Definition of swings

Noun

When a magnetic field is applied to these wires, electron waves passing through different paths interfere, producing Aharonov-Bohm (AB) oscillations.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
On 28 April 2025, a series of power oscillations, voltage gaps, and reactive power control failures set off a cascade of disconnections across the Iberian Peninsula.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of oscillations

Noun

Their experiment shows how magnetic waves inside the material can imprint microwave signals onto laser light.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Gay Rogers, who has lived with the flooding for 50 years, said speeding cars regularly send waves of water splashing to her front door, leaving trash scattered across her lawn.

— Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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