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vacillates

VERB

go back and forth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dither fluctuate oscillate seesaw waffle waver

STRONG

alternate change hedge hesitate hover pause reel rock stagger straddle sway swing

WEAK

be indecisive be irresolute change mind fence-straddle hem and haw pussyfoot around run hot and cold shilly-shally whiffle yo-yo

Antonyms

STRONGEST

remain stay

STRONG

continue hold persist

Example Sentences

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Once he settles on the sofa beside me, McKellen vacillates between performative storytelling and genuine reflection.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

It is closer to music than epic, a mesmerizing suite of songs that conveys Tennyson’s private sorrow as he vacillates from unbearable agony to precarious hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He apparently vacillates between moments of sleeping with his mouth open in a sign of utter disinterest and being jolted to stare menacingly at witnesses, the judge and other people in the courtroom.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024

She vacillates between optimism and despair over Iran’s future.

From Washington Post • Apr. 24, 2023

Is it to be wondered at, if many a modern mother, in this predicament, vacillates between the two?

From Heart and Soul by Maveric Post by Mapes, Victor