seesawed
Went back and forth
Seesawed is the past tense of seesaw, meaning to move up and down or back and forth like a playground seesaw—a plank balanced on a central pivot.
The word often describes alternating shifts: The lead seesawed between the two candidates all night.
Prices, emotions, and advantages can all seesaw.
Changed mind repeatedly
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- alternatedChanged back and forth
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
- oscillatedMoved rhythmically between positions
swung · shifted · varied · yo-yoed · zigzagged · ebbed · flowed · surged
Sway without stability
State of balance
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
equipoise · poise · symmetry · proportion · offset · tension · adjustment · leveling
vacillated
Changed mind repeatedly
- waveredShowed unsteady resolve
- alternatedChanged back and forth
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
oscillated · swung · shifted · varied · yo-yoed · zigzagged · ebbed · flowed · surged · waffled
teeter
Sway without stability
sway · swing · lurch · bob · tip · pivot · dip · rise · fall · pitch
equilibrium
State of balance
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
leverage · equipoise · poise · symmetry · proportion · offset · tension · adjustment · leveling · equalization
teeter-totter
Pivoting playground board
park · sandbox · slide · playtime · games · fun · laughter · playmate · toddler · kindergarten
seesawedstabilized
Made steady or constant
steadied · remained · plateaued · leveled off · equilibrated