Synonyms of vacillated

vacillated

verb

past tense of vacillate

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

vacillated for so long that someone else stepped in and made the decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• debated
• wavered
• dithered
• waited
• staggered
• wabbled
• scrupled
• halted
• teetered
• paused
• hung back
• wobbled
• swayed
• balanced
• lingered
• pondered
• hawed
• deliberated
• procrastinated
• dawdled
• delayed
• waffled
• shilly-shallied
• weighed
• hemmed
• equivocated
• oscillated
• dallied
• backed down
• chickened (out)
• considered
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• dove (in)
• advanced
• budged