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