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

Watch for thick ropey drool, bright red gums and tongue, weakness or wobbling, a rapid heart rate and vomiting or diarrhea. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

The longer uncertainty lingers, the more risk there is for stocks at a moment when the market leaders, chipmakers, are wobbling. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 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