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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wavered

Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

The 69-year-old New Orleans native has never wavered in his claims of innocence, insisting since his 1977 arrest that the cops had the wrong guy.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

While short-term participation has wavered, those rotations have kept NDR’s longer-term breadth indicators from turning bearish, the strategists said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Amateur cartographers released homemade maps of potential upzoned areas, while some cities wavered over whether their stops would be included or not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

Beverly’s flashlight beam wavered in the darkness and then it held steady.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo