WOBBLED Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

wobbled

verb

variants also wabbled

past tense of wobble

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

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as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

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as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time

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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

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Recent Examples of wobbled Market wobbled, then rallied on signals that Tehran might still want to talk, with investors assessing the blockade as brinkmanship as expectations for a possible deal rise. —

Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026 As enrollment has wobbled, tuition has increased. —

State House News Service, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026 Stock markets wobbled Monday, with S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq futures pointing to a weaker open. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 Rory McIlroy, who built the biggest 36-hole lead in history, wobbled and wilted — one shot in the water, another in the woods — while others surged and made a run at the reigning champion. —

Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 Husso has gone 9-8-2 and provided some timely wins during a season where Mrázek wobbled and then fell out of service completely while Lukáš Dostál was on track to set a career high in games played for a second consecutive campaign. —

Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wobbled

Verb

In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Shortly after the lethal injection got underway, a warden shook Willacy and shouted his name, but there was no response.

— David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026