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Synonyms for falter
ˈfɔl tərfal·ter
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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, hesitancyfalter, waververb
be unsure or weak
"Their enthusiasm is faltering"
Synonyms:
waver, hesitate, quaver, fluctuate, bumble, stutter, stammer, weave, waffle, quiver, flutter, flicker, flitter, stumble, vacillatefalter, waververb
move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
Synonyms:
waver, hesitate, quaver, fluctuate, bumble, stutter, stammer, weave, waffle, quiver, flutter, flicker, flitter, stumble, vacillatestumble, 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, muffbumble, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1232 | fall | |
#1551 | hit | |
#1618 | break | |
#1706 | trip | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2636 | fail | |
#4557 | yield | |
#5110 | slip | |
#5319 | walter | |
#7229 | sink | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#12724 | hesitate | |
#13959 | halt | |
#15135 | faint | |
#15811 | despair | |
#17716 | weave | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#23670 | waffle | |
#24734 | stumble | |
#25748 | hesitation | |
#25834 | reluctance | |
#26944 | bobble | |
#28828 | bumble | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#30892 | fumble | |
#33911 | muff | |
#35564 | fluctuate | |
#37891 | flutter | |
#43658 | quiver | |
#47047 | succumb | |
#53610 | bollocks | |
#56544 | falter | |
#61267 | stutter | |
#63134 | bungle | |
#64040 | waver | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#67188 | faltering | |
#76457 | flinch | |
#77197 | droop | |
#99268 | hobble | |
#104177 | botch | |
#106648 | stammer | |
#111383 | hesitancy | |
#157222 | demur | |
#164981 | disinclination | |
#189583 | flitter | |
#204672 | indisposition | |
#211363 | vacillation | |
#220019 | flub | |
#231784 | bodge | |
#236377 | quaver | |
#241885 | vacillate | |
#315643 | mishandle |
How to use falter in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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