Synonyms of vacillates

vacillates

verb

present tense third-person singular of vacillate

as in hesitates

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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