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 Minnesota found its groove in the fourth quarter, while San Antonio’s legs wobbled. —

Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 May 2026 If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled. —

Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 3 May 2026 The rear wheel wobbled and suffered severe tire wear. —

Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026 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 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 For one night, or one period really, the Stars wobbled. —

Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026

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Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
The writer-director sets her sophomore feature barely two years after the country shook off the despot’s iron grip.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026