teetered
The word “teetered” has 2 syllables: tee-tered
It's pronounced as /ˈtiːtɚd/
What is synonym and antonym for teetered?
In the thesaurus, “teetered” has 71 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for teetered along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for teetered
- backed down
- balanced
- barged
- blundered
- careened
- clomped
- clumped
- considered
- dallied
- dawdled
- debated
- delayed
- deliberated
- dithered
- doddered
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- galumphed
- halted
- hawed
- hedged
- hemmed
- hesitated
- hung back
- lingered
- lumbered
- lumped
- lurched
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pounded
- procrastinated
- pussyfooted
- quaked
- quavered
- quivered
- reeled
- rocked
- rolled
- scrupled
- scuffed
- scuffled
- seesawed
- shambled
- shilly-shallied
- shook
- shuddered
- shuffled
- staggered
- stamped
- stomped
- stumbled
- swagged
- swayed
- toddled
- tottered
- tramped
- trembled
- tromped
- vacillated
- vibrated
- wabbled
- waddled
- waffled
- waited
- wavered
- weaved
- weighed
- wobbled
Antonyms for teetered
- advanced
- budged
- continued
- decided
- stirred
Meanings of teetered
- verb
- To tilt back and forth on an edge.
- To be indecisive.
- To be close to becoming a typically negative situation.
Example Sentences
- The glass teetered on the edge of the table before falling.
- She teetered in her high heels on the uneven sidewalk.
- He teetered between making a decision and walking away.
- The tower of books teetered dangerously.
- They teetered on the brink of disaster during the storm.
On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to teetered, such as: advanced, backed down, balanced, barged, blundered, budged, careened.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
vacillated
wabbled
- agitated
- backed down
- balanced
- beat
- blundered
- bucked
- bucketed
- careened
- chattered
- considered
- convulsed
- dallied
- dawdled
- debated
- delayed
- deliberated
- dithered
- doddered
- equivocated
- faltered
- flickered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fluttered
- halted
- hawed
- hedged
- hemmed
- hesitated
- hitched
- hobbled
- hung back
- jerked
- jiggled
- joggled
- jolted
- jounced
- juddered
- lingered
- lurched
- oscillated
- palpitated
- paused
- pit-a-patted
- pitched
- pitter-pattered
- pondered
- procrastinated
- pulsated
- pulsed
- pussyfooted
- quaked
- quavered
- quivered
- reeled
- rocked
- rolled
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shilly-shallied
- shivered
- shook
- shuddered
- staggered
- stumbled
- swayed
- swung
- teetered
- thrilled
- throbbed
- toddled
- tossed
- tottered
- trembled
- tumbled
- twitched
- undulated
- vacillated
- vibrated
- waddled
- waffled
- wagged
- waggled
- waited
- waved
- wavered
- weaved
- weighed
waddled
galumphed
varied
- altered
- alternated
- amalgamated
- assorted
- banded
- barred
- bettered
- bichrome
- bicolor
- bicolored
- blended
- brave
- bright
- brilliant
- brindle
- brindled
- changed
- chaotic
- checkered
- chromatic
- cluttered
- colored
- colorful
- combined
- commingled
- commixed
- commuted
- composite
- confused
- conglomerate
- conglomerated
- contrasted
- converted
- dapple
- dappled
- deformed
- deteriorated
- deviated
- dichromatic
- differed
- disarranged
- disarrayed
- discrete
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- disordered
- disparate
- diverged
- divergent
- diverse
- divided
- dotted
- eclectic
- exchanged
- extended
- farraginous
- flashy
- flecked
- fluctuated
- fused
- garish
- gaudy
- gay
- heterogeneous
- hybrid
- improved
- incorporated
- indiscriminate
- intermingled
- intermixed
- iridescent
- jumbled
- kaleidoscopic
- kitchen-sink
- littered
- loud
- made over
- magpie
- manifold
- marbled
- merged
- messed
- messy
- metamorphosed
- mingled
- miscellaneous
- mixed
- modified
- morphed
- motley
- mottled
- moved
- muddled
- multicolored
- multifarious
- multihued
- multiple
- multiplex
- mutated
- myriad
- opalescent
- parti-color
- parti-colored
- patchwork
- patterned
- piebald
- pied
- pinto
- plaid
- plaided
- polychromatic
- polychrome
- prismatic
- promiscuous
- raggle-taggle
- ragtag
- rainbow
- ran
- ranged
- reached
- recast
- redid
- refashioned
- regenerated
- rejiggered
- remade
- remodeled
- retooled
- revamped
- revised
- revolutionized
- reworked
- run
- seesawed
- separate
- separated
- shifted
- showy
- snapped
- specked
- speckled
- splashy
- spotted
- streaked
- stretched
- striated
- striped
- sundry
- swept
- teetered
- transfigured
- transformed
- transmuted
- trichromatic
- tricolor
- tricolored
- turned around
- two-tone
- two-toned
- unclassified
- unsorted
- vacillated
- varicolored
- variegated
- various
- vibrant
- wavered
- went
- worsened