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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?
Current levels around 100 yen to the dollar won't deal a decisive blow to Japanese companies as a whole, nor will it cause the economy to falter.
Sir Winston Churchill, BBC radio broadcast, Feb 9, 1941:
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
I have always believed that Mayor Pete's strategy here was to build a formidable infrastructure to capitalize on any momentum from Iowa and New Hampshire. And Mayor Pete has done so, mayor Pete meager standing in the polls here masks Mayor Pete commitment on the ground to use( Nevada) as a springboard. But Mayor Pete needs Joe Biden to falter before Nevada votes or this probably is moot.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so wise men falter not amidst blame or praise.
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
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