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. Ian Walker:

   It was important that I listened to everybody and then I made a decision on what I thought was the best decision for everybody, it was about transparency, about being decisive and not wavering.

2. Nelson Wiseman:

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

3. Laura Cooper:

   I mean, so DOD was concerned about the obligation of funds, policy, my team, Defense Department officials were also concerned about any signal that Defense Department officials would send to Ukraine about a wavering in Defense Department officials commitment.... They are trying to negotiate a peace with Russia, and if they are seen as weak, and if they are seen to lack the backing of the United States for their Armed Forces, it makes it much more difficult for them to negotiate a peace on terms that are good for Ukraine.

4. Jean Paul:

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

5. Tim Quinlan:

   Yet unlike in 2008, demand is far from wavering, that has put manufacturers in a better position to pass on costs than see their margins squeezed.