Synonyms for wavering
wa·ver·ing

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1. wavering

   Synonyms:
   capricious, faithless, false, fickle, unfaithful, untrue, untrustworthy

   Antonyms:
   devoted, faithful, firm, incorruptible, loyal, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy, trusty, unwavering

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1. hesitation, vacillation, waveringnoun

   indecision in speech or action

   Synonyms:
   disinclination, falter, reluctance, fluctuation, indisposition, hesitation, swinging, swing, faltering, vacillation, waver, hesitancy

   Antonyms:
   resolute

2. fluctuation, waveringadjective

   the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes

   "he kept a record of price fluctuations"

   Synonyms:
   hesitation, fluctuation, vacillation, variation

   Antonyms:
   resolute

3. vacillant, vacillating, waveringadjective

   uncertain in purpose or action

   Synonyms:
   vacillant, vacillating

   Antonyms:
   resolute

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1. • Indecision

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1. waveringnoun

   Synonyms:
   vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, indetermination, hesitancy, uncertainty

2. waveringadjective

   Synonyms:
   unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unsteady, unstable, changeable

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1. waveringadjective

   Synonyms:
   vacillating, fluctuating, oscillating, unstable, irresolute, uncertain

2. waveringnoun

   Synonyms:
   vacillation, fluctuation, indecision, irresolution, oscillation, hesitancy

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1. List of paraphrases for "wavering":

   waver, shake, vacillation

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How to use wavering in a sentence?

1. Jean Paul:

   Without God there is for mankind no purpose, no goal, no hope, only a wavering future, an eternal dread of every darkness.

2. Fawn M. Brodie:

   Richard Nixon lied to gain love, to shore up his grandiose fantasies, to bolster his ever-wavering sense of identity. He lied in attack, hoping to win and always he lied, and this most aggressively, to deny that he lied.

3. Nelson Wiseman:

   What Trudeau did was surprise the field, and he stiffened the spine of a lot of liberals who were wavering.

4. Regal Cinemas:

   Due to the wavering support of the film 'The Interview' by Sony Pictures, as well as the ambiguous nature of any real or perceived security threats, Regal Entertainment Group has decided to delay the opening of the film in our theatres.

5. Karen Wiesemann:

   I had been wavering on Biden, but the debate took him off my list, it's time for new leadership.