wavered
Couldn't stay firm
Wavered is the past tense of waver, meaning to fluctuate or show indecision.
Someone who wavered moved back and forth between choices or commitments: She wavered between accepting the job and staying where she was.
It can also describe physical unsteadiness—a voice that wavered, a flame that wavered in the wind.
His resolve never wavered.
Paused from uncertainty
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
- pausedStopped temporarily
- vacillatedChanged mind repeatedly
- ditheredWas unable to decide
oscillated · fluctuated · equivocated · waffled · stalled · delayed · teetered · seesawed
Shone unsteadily, intermittently
- trembledShook involuntarily
- quiveredShook with slight tremors
- shimmeredShone with wavering light
- flutteredMoved in quick, light motions
undulated · pulsed · glimmered · danced · vibrated · swayed · wobbled · rippled
Lacked certainty about
- questionedAsked for information
- mistrustedLacked confidence in
- lost faithCeased to trust
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
misgivings · qualms · reservations · skepticism · disbelief · suspicion · distrust · cold feet
hesitated
Paused from uncertainty
- falteredLost momentum or confidence
- pausedStopped temporarily
- vacillatedChanged mind repeatedly
dithered · oscillated · fluctuated · equivocated · waffled · stalled · delayed · teetered · seesawed · flip-flopped
flickered
Shone unsteadily, intermittently
fluttered · undulated · pulsed · glimmered · danced · vibrated · swayed · wobbled · rippled · shuddered
doubted
Lacked certainty about
- questionedAsked for information
- mistrustedLacked confidence in
- lost faithCeased to trust
uncertainty · misgivings · qualms · reservations · skepticism · disbelief · suspicion · distrust · cold feet
waveredresolved
Firmly decided upon
persevered · committed · determined · decided · stood pat
waveredsteadied
Made firm or stable
stabilized · braced · anchored · planted · rooted
waveredcontinued
Went on without stopping
persisted · persevered · endured · carried on · pressed on
- white flag wavers
- flag waverArdent public loyalist
- never waver
- never wavering
- new waverEighties alternative music fan
- sign waverStreetside advertisement holder
waver, unwavering, wavering, wavers, unwaveringly, waveringly