wavered

VERB

shift back and forth; be indecisive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

WEAK

be irresolute be unable to decide blow hot and cold hem and haw pussyfoot around run hot and cold whiffle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm continue persist remain stay steady

Example Sentences

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But for now, some of the uncertainty over the conflict - which for weeks had wavered between ceasefire and military confrontation - has at least been partially lifted.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Findlay Curtis' massage gun didn't sound that odd, while the ever-reliable Kenny McLean's certainty that there "wasn't anything too weird" wavered the more that he thought about it.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Despite beating expectations, PepsiCo’s stock wavered in premarket trading.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

There’s little discernible time continuum in Moses’s works, and her skills wavered, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Cat wavered for a moment, but Harriet pulled at her sleeve.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn