vacillates
Swings back, forth
Vacillates means to waver between options or opinions, unable to settle on one: She vacillates between staying and leaving.
The word suggests indecision that goes back and forth rather than simple uncertainty—you lean one way, then the other, then back again.
He vacillated for weeks before finally accepting the job.
Hesitate or fluctuate
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- ditherNervous inability to choose
- equivocateSpeak vaguely to mislead
- waffleGridded breakfast cake
shilly-shally · flip-flop · second-guess · doubt · uncertainty · ambivalence · irresolute · undecided
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- ditherNervous inability to choose
- equivocateSpeak vaguely to mislead
waffle · shilly-shally · flip-flop · second-guess · doubt · uncertainty · ambivalence · irresolute · undecided · noncommittal
fluctuate
Vary irregularly over time
teeter · yo-yo · pendulum · back-and-forth · shift · veer · toggle · cycle · bounce · zigzag
waver
Hesitate or fluctuate
- falterLose momentum or steadiness
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
shaky · stumble · hesitant · tentative · unsure · stagger · totter · flicker · quaver · tremulous
vacillatesdecides
Reaches a conclusion
resolves · commits · chooses · determines · settles
vacillatesremains
Continues in place
stays · perseveres · persists · holds firm · continues
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