yo-yoed
Went up, down
Yo-yoed is the past tense of yo-yo, meaning to move repeatedly up and down or back and forth like the toy on a string.
The word usually describes fluctuating prices, weights, or emotions: Stock prices yo-yoed throughout the day, Her weight yo-yoed for years before she found a sustainable diet.
Move rhythmically between extremes
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- varyTo show differences
- alternateOccur in succession
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
shift · rise and fall · ebb and flow · undulate · seesaw · teeter · bounce · rebound
Repeating sequence of events
- recurHappen more than once
- repeatDo or say again
- loopCurve closing on itself
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
revolve · rotate · pattern · sequence · series · periodic · rhythmic · bounce back
Alternating between extremes
- rise and fallCyclical upward-downward movement
- ascendMove upward
- descendMove to lower position
- climbAscend using effort
drop · soar · plunge · elevate · sink · bounce · rebound · dip
Liable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
mercurial · irregular · sporadic · unstable · unsteady · variable · inconsistent · temperamental
oscillate
Move rhythmically between extremes
waver · shift · rise and fall · ebb and flow · undulate · seesaw · teeter · bounce · rebound · spike
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
oscillate · revolve · rotate · pattern · sequence · series · periodic · rhythmic · bounce back · rebound
up and down
Alternating between extremes
- rise and fallCyclical upward-downward movement
- ascendMove upward
- descendMove to lower position
climb · drop · soar · plunge · elevate · sink · bounce · rebound · dip · spike
volatile
Liable to sudden change
- unpredictableCannot be anticipated
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- capriciousSubject to sudden changes
fickle · mercurial · irregular · sporadic · unstable · unsteady · variable · inconsistent · temperamental · whimsical
yo-yoedstayed
Continued being present
remained · stabilized · kept · plateaued · leveled off
yo-yoedsteadied
Made firm or stable
normalized · regularized · smoothed out · balanced · equilibrated