vacillated
Couldn't decide then
Vacillated is the past tense of vacillate, meaning to waver between options or positions without settling on one.
The word suggests indecision that goes back and forth rather than simple uncertainty: She vacillated between accepting the job and staying put.
Someone who vacillates may frustrate others waiting for a decision.
Showed unsteady resolve
- hesitatedPaused from uncertainty
- ditheredWas unable to decide
- waffledSpoke evasively, indecisively
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
equivocated · flip-flopped · seesawed · shilly-shallied · wobbled · teetered · hemmed and hawed · stalled
Moved in curve
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
- alternatedChanged back and forth
- shiftedChanged place or position
- swayedMoved or persuaded
veered · zigzagged · yo-yoed · toggled · switched · bounced · varied · cycled
Lacked certainty about
- reconsideredThought about once more
- second-guessedQuestioned after deciding
- backtrackedReversed one's path
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
revised · changed mind · contradicted · debated · questioned · reevaluated · rethought · withdrew
wavered
Showed unsteady resolve
faltered · equivocated · flip-flopped · seesawed · shilly-shallied · wobbled · teetered · hemmed and hawed · stalled · delayed
swung
Moved in curve
- fluctuatedVaried irregularly
- alternatedChanged back and forth
- shiftedChanged place or position
swayed · veered · zigzagged · yo-yoed · toggled · switched · bounced · varied · cycled · changed
doubted
Lacked certainty about
- reconsideredThought about once more
- second-guessedQuestioned after deciding
- backtrackedReversed one's path
retracted · revised · changed mind · contradicted · debated · questioned · reevaluated · rethought · withdrew · relented
vacillateddecided
Reached a conclusion
resolved · committed · determined · chose · concluded
vacillatedremained
Stayed in place
stayed · persisted · continued · persevered · maintained
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