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as in waver

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be unable to decide

verb as in waver

Strongest matches

  • dither
  • falter
  • fluctuate
  • hedge
  • hesitate
  • oscillate
  • pause
  • quiver
  • seesaw
  • shake
  • sway
  • teeter
  • tremble
  • vacillate
  • vary
  • waffle
  • wobble

Strong matches

  • change
  • deliberate
  • dilly-dally
  • flicker
  • halt
  • palter
  • reel
  • stagger
  • totter
  • trim
  • undulate
  • wave
  • weave
  • yo-yo

Weak matches

  • be irresolute
  • blow hot and cold
  • hem and haw
  • pussyfoot around
  • run hot and cold
  • whiffle

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Words related to be unable to decide are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word be unable to decide. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

waver

verbas in shift back and forth; be indecisive

  • be irresolute
  • be unable to decide
  • blow hot and cold
  • change
  • deliberate
  • dilly-dally
  • dither
  • falter
  • flicker
  • fluctuate
  • halt
  • hedge
  • hem and haw
  • hesitate
  • oscillate
  • palter
  • pause
  • pussyfoot around
  • quiver
  • reel
  • run hot and cold
  • seesaw
  • shake
  • stagger
  • sway
  • teeter
  • totter
  • tremble
  • trim
  • undulate
  • vacillate
  • vary
  • waffle
  • wave
  • weave
  • whiffle
  • wobble
  • yo-yo
wavered

verbas in shift back and forth; be indecisive

  • be irresolute
  • be unable to decide
  • blow hot and cold
  • change
  • deliberate
  • dilly-dally
  • dither
  • falter
  • flicker
  • fluctuate
  • halt
  • hedge
  • hem and haw
  • hesitate
  • oscillate
  • palter
  • pause
  • pussyfoot around
  • quiver
  • reel
  • run hot and cold
  • seesaw
  • shake
  • stagger
  • sway
  • teeter
  • totter
  • tremble
  • trim
  • undulate
  • vacillate
  • vary
  • waffle
  • wave
  • weave
  • whiffle
  • wobble
  • yo-yo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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