Synonyms of wavers

wavers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of waver

1

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

he's still wavering about whether to take the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in falters

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

wavers

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noun

plural of waver

as in rocks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rocks
• swings
• oscillations
• waves
• sways
• whips
• flaps
• flutters
• wags
• whisks
• switches
• waggles
• flicks
• twitches
• shakes
• swishes
• jerks
• wiggles
• jolts
• jiggles
• bobs
• nods
• snaps