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Synonyms for falter
ˈfɔl tərfal·ter

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. falter

    Synonyms:
    halt, hesitate, hobble, slip, dubitate, stammer, demur, waver, flinch, vacillate

    Antonyms:
    proceed, run, speed, flow, discourse, determine, persevere, resolve, career

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hesitation, waver, falter, falteringverb

    the act of pausing uncertainly

    "there was a hesitation in his speech"

    Synonyms:
    disinclination, reluctance, flicker, wavering, indisposition, hesitation, flutter, faltering, vacillation, waver, hesitancy

  2. falter, waververb

    be unsure or weak

    "Their enthusiasm is faltering"

    Synonyms:
    waver, hesitate, quaver, fluctuate, bumble, stutter, stammer, weave, waffle, quiver, flutter, flicker, flitter, stumble, vacillate

  3. falter, waververb

    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

    Synonyms:
    waver, hesitate, quaver, fluctuate, bumble, stutter, stammer, weave, waffle, quiver, flutter, flicker, flitter, stumble, vacillate

  4. stumble, falter, bumbleverb

    walk unsteadily

    "The drunk man stumbled about"

    Synonyms:
    stutter, bollocks up, spoil, bobble, bungle, waver, bollix, mishandle, trip up, screw up, trip, foul up, bodge, flub, bollocks, slip up, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, bumble, hit, louse up, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, muck up, stammer, stumble, muff

  5. bumble, stutter, stammer, falterverb

    speak haltingly

    "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

    Synonyms:
    stutter, spoil, bobble, bungle, bollocks, mishandle, bollix, bumble, foul up, bodge, flub, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, screw up, stumble, waver, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, stammer, muck up, louse up, bollocks up, muff

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. falterverb

    Synonyms:
    hesitate (in speech), stammer, stutter

  2. falterverb

    Synonyms:
    fail, waver, tremble, totter

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. falterverb

    Synonyms:
    hesitate, tremble, waver, vacillate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "falter":

    waver, walter

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How to use falter in a sentence?

  1. Chris Williamson:

    A manufacturing sector beset with supply chain delays saw production growth falter to the lowest [ level ] since the first lockdowns of last year, the services sector has meanwhile seen some of the summer rebound fade just as resurgent virus case numbers bring renewed concerns.

  2. Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng:

    U.S. measures are essentially attacking global supply and value chains. To put it simply, the U.S. is opening fire on the entire world, including itself, china will not bow down in the face of threats and blackmail and will not falter from its determination to defend free trade and the multilateral system.

  3. Masatsugu Asakawa:

    It's inevitable for Chinese economy to slow, with its potential growth lowering as a trend, it is unlikely to falter greatly as there's room for authorities' stimulus measures.

  4. Victor Hugo:

    To be a saint is the exception to be upright is the rule. Err, falter, sin, but be upright. To commit the least possible sin is the law for man. Sin is a gravitation.

  5. Danielle Citron:

    Imagine the night before a company's Initial Public Offering, a deepfake video appears showing the CEO committing a crime. If the deepfake video is shared widely, the company's stock price may falter and a tremendous amount of money may be lost. Of course, the video could be debunked in a few days, but by that time the damage has already been done.


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