vacillate

Meaning

1. To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.
2. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

Synonyms

waver

hesitate

oscillate

swing

wobble

fluctuate

falter

hover

sway

dither

totter

rock

🪨

stagger

float

seesaw

vary

wabble

waffle

🧇

careen

reel

change

shake

shilly-shally

shuttle

teeter

balance

irresolute

vibrate

hem and haw

hum and haw

roll about

wave to and fro

be fickle

be irresolute

move back and forth

rock to and fro

be in two minds

be in suspense

swinging motion

go shilly-shally

go shillyshally

stand at shilly-shally

stand at shillyshally

stand shilly-shally

alternate

stand shillyshally

dangle

dawdle

deceive

destabilize

dicker

dilly-dally

doubt

flounder

go

halt

inconsistent

lurch

move

nod

procrastinate

scruple

shillyshally

shilly shally

straddle

tergiversate

vacillation

wave

👋

weaken

whiffle

wobbling

be uncertain

be undecided

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/

Etymology

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”).