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
• jerked
• shuddered
• quivered
• vibrated
• trembled
• shivered
• jiggled
• twitched
• swayed
• convulsed
• jolted
• quaked
• jounced
• joggled
• juddered
• swung
• agitated
• flickered
• rocked
• throbbed
• waved
• fluttered
• bucketed
• chattered
• quavered
• wavered
• fluctuated
• 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
• rolled
• tossed
• careened
• halted
• vibrated
• faltered
• seesawed
• tumbled
• tottered
• staggered
• wavered
• pitched
• weaved
• waddled
• stumbled
• reeled
• hobbled
• floundered
• vacillated
• 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
• wavered
• vacillated
• staggered
• teetered
• dithered
• waited
• halted
• hung back
• debated
• paused
• balanced
• scrupled
• swayed
• lingered
• delayed
• dawdled
• pondered
• shilly-shallied
• hawed
• hemmed
• procrastinated
• weighed
• oscillated
• deliberated
• backed down
• waffled
• equivocated
• chickened (out)
• dallied
• hedged
• considered
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (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
• shook
• rocked
• shuddered
• lurched
• wavered
• tottered
• vibrated
• quivered
• teetered
• stumbled
• floundered
• staggered
• toddled
• quaked
• reeled
• quavered
• weaved
• careened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wobbled

Powerhouse Duke wobbled into an improbable, surreal 11-point halftime deficit against Siena. —Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026

For one night, or one period really, the Stars wobbled. —Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

Won by One Battle After Another’s Cassandra Kulukundis, the inaugural Best Casting Award, with five actors from each nominee’s film onstage, wobbled a bit. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026

While the athleisure market is still expanding, that rate of growth has wobbled in North America, data from market intelligence company Euromonitor International show. —Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026

The ball wobbled in the air, seemingly unable to slice through the cold wind, and into the arms of Steelers cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. —Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026

The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

In a new interview, the model and reality TV personality reflects on the often-meme'd moment from 2010's cycle 14, which saw Tyra Banks' cast of model hopefuls dodge the menacing pendulums that wobbled back and forth as contestants navigated the runway. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026

The stock wobbled for a few days immediately after the report but then rose sharply, from about $6 per share to $15 per share by the end of May 2025. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026