Synonyms of teeters

teeters

verb

present tense third-person singular of teeter

1

as in falters

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

he nervously teetered at the edge of the pool before finally diving in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falters
• wobbles
• trembles
• totters
• rocks
• shakes
• wavers
• lurches
• shudders
• vibrates
• wabbles
• quivers
• flounders
• stumbles
• toddles
• staggers
• careens
• quakes
• reels
• weaves
• quavers

2

as in staggers

to move forward while swaying from side to side

the toddler teetered down the rink in her new ice skates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staggers
• lurches
• totters
• weaves
• careens
• waddles
• shuffles
• stomps
• stumbles
• reels
• rolls
• rocks
• sways
• dodders
• wavers
• wobbles
• seesaws
• flounders
• clomps
• barges
• clumps
• shambles
• lumbers
• stamps
• pounds
• wabbles
• swags
• blunders
• lumps
• tramps
• tromps
• scuffs
• scuffles
• galumphs

3

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falters
• hesitates
• vacillates
• staggers
• wavers
• dithers
• halts
• balances
• wobbles
• waits
• sways
• debates
• wabbles
• lingers
• hangs back
• pauses
• scruples
• ponders
• weighs
• dawdles
• oscillates
• procrastinates
• deliberates
• hems
• haws
• chickens (out)
• shilly-shallies
• backs down
• considers
• dallies
• equivocates
• delays
• hedges
• waffles
• pussyfoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decides
• plunges (in)
• dives (in)
• continues
• stirs
• advances
• budges

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of teeters

The world’s gotten a lot more dangerous in the last few days as the dockworkers’ strike threatens to hike the likes of grocery prices and the Mideast teeters on the brink of widespread warfare. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024