wavered
The word “wavered” has 2 syllables: wa-vered
It's pronounced as /ˈweɪvɚd/
What is synonym and antonym for wavered?
In the thesaurus, “wavered” has 88 synonyms and 11 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for wavered along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for wavered
- backed down
- balanced
- be irresolute
- be unable to decide
- blow hot and cold
- careened
- change
- considered
- dallied
- dawdled
- debated
- delayed
- deliberate
- deliberated
- dilly-dally
- dither
- dithered
- equivocated
- falter
- faltered
- flicker
- floundered
- fluctuate
- halt
- halted
- hawed
- hedge
- hedged
- hem and haw
- hemmed
- hesitate
- hesitated
- hung back
- lingered
- lurched
- oscillate
- oscillated
- palter
- pause
- paused
- pondered
- procrastinated
- pussyfoot around
- pussyfooted
- quaked
- quavered
- quiver
- quivered
- reel
- reeled
- rocked
- run hot and cold
- scrupled
- seesaw
- shake
- shilly-shallied
- shook
- shuddered
- stagger
- staggered
- stumbled
- sway
- swayed
- teeter
- teetered
- toddled
- totter
- tottered
- tremble
- trembled
- trim
- undulate
- vacillate
- vacillated
- vary
- vibrated
- wabbled
- waffle
- waffled
- waited
- wave
- weave
- weaved
- weighed
- whiffle
- wobble
- wobbled
- yo-yo
Antonyms for wavered
Meanings of wavered
- verb
- To sway back and forth; to totter or reel.
- To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light.
- To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch.
- To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice.
- To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way.
- To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate.
Example Sentences
- She wavered for a moment before answering the question.
- His courage never wavered during the crisis.
- The flame wavered as the wind picked up.
- He wavered between staying home and going out.
- Her voice wavered with emotion as she spoke.
On this page you'll find 99 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wavered, such as: advanced, backed down, balanced, be irresolute, be unable to decide, blow hot and cold, budged.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- palpitated
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- pitter-pattered
- pulsated
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- quavered
- quivered
- rocked
- shivered
- shook
- shuddered
- swayed
- swung
- thrilled
- throbbed
- trembled
- twitched
- undulated
- vibrated
- wabbled
- waved
- wavered
- wobbled
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