flip-floppers
Those who vacillate
Flip-floppers are people who repeatedly change their position on an issue, especially in politics.
The term is almost always pejorative, suggesting the person lacks conviction or principle and shifts their stance based on convenience or popular opinion rather than genuine reconsideration.
Voters don't trust flip-floppers who say whatever they think people want to hear.
The singular flip-flopper is more common, typically leveled at a specific politician during a campaign.
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- uncertainNot firmly known
dithering · irresolute · undecided · wishy-washy · shilly-shallying · noncommittal · equivocating · waffling
Not consistently performing
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
hypocritical · insincere · opportunistic · fair-weather · shifty · slippery · backstabbing · sellout
wavering
Showing unsteady resolve
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- hesitantSlow to act
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
uncertain · dithering · irresolute · undecided · wishy-washy · shilly-shallying · noncommittal · equivocating · waffling · teetering
unreliable
Not consistently performing
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
two-faced · hypocritical · insincere · opportunistic · fair-weather · shifty · slippery · backstabbing · sellout · turncoat
candidates
Those seeking selection
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- votersThose who cast ballots
stances · policies · platforms · parties · debates · endorsements · positions · promises · pandering · swing voters
flip-floppersstalwarts
Devoted, reliable supporters
diehards · true believers · hardliners · loyalists · ideologues
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