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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'vacillate'

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1. (verb) hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Synonyms: waver, loom, levitate, fluctuate, bulk large, linger, resonate, brood, hover, thrill, vibrate, tickle, oscillate, vacillate

2. (verb) fluctuate, vacillate, waver
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Synonyms: quaver, waver, hesitate, falter, flicker, fluctuate, waffle, weave, flitter, quiver, flutter, hover, vibrate, oscillate, vacillate

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'vacillate'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. vacillate
To fluctuate (L. fluctus, a wave) is to move like a wave with alternate rise and fall. A pendulum oscillates; waves fluctuate or undulate; a light or a flame wavers; a frightened steed s
Synonyms: fluctuate, hesitate, swerve, vacillate, veer, oscillate, undulate, vary, waver
Antonyms: abide, adhere, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay, stick

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