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 plate currently featured front and center, SpaceX, has been wobbling after an underwhelming IPO. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 July 2026

Along the way, LePage fills the film with imaginative emotional landmarks from the Island of the Flakes to the Kind Heart Outlet and whimsical visual metaphors, including a wobbling mound of Jell-O that becomes an unlikely symbol of resilience. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 June 2026

Noun

The payoff is added height without the wobble, and greater comfort during extended periods of time on your feet—ideal for navigating cities on foot. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026

The secret to this climatic pendulum lies in Earth’s precession—that is, the wobble on its axis that completes a cycle roughly every 26,000 years (see also Milankovitch cycles). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026